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MOMA boreholes ease waterborne diseases in Mwanza and Neno

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Some Mwanza and Neno communities have hailed the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited for drilling four boreholes in the two districts thereby fighting waterborne diseases. The community members said this on November 15, 2024, when ESCOM officials handed over the boreholes to the communities courtesy of the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project (MOMA) Resettlement Action Plan. The corporation handed over three boreholes in Group Village Head (GVH) Chimulango in Traditional Authority (T/A) Ntchache, Mwanza and one in GVH Msalawatha, T/A Mlauli

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ESCOM Gifts Mwanza Learners with School Block

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Chilimbira Village community under Senior Group Village Headman Mulongolora, Traditional Authority Kanduku in Mwanza erupted in celebration as ESCOM handed over a child-based-care school block in the area on Friday, November 17, 2024. ESCOM handed over the school block to the community as part of the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project (MOMA)’s Resettlement Action Plan to empower people the project has displaced in Mwanza, Neno, and Balaka. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Saidi, who represented Mwanza District Commissioner (DC), commended the chiefs and

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Construction works for MOMA’s Matambo Substation in Mozambique on track

A contractor for 400kV New Matambo Substation in Tete, Mozambique, has assured of its completion by December this year. The substation is the hub of the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) Power Transmission 400kV Interconnection Project involving Malawi’s implementers, ESCOM Limited and Mozambique’s Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM). Engineer Ju Dafei of JV Sinohydro gave an update when ESCOM Limited’s delegation toured MOMA project construction works on the Mozambique side from October 1 to 4 2024. “We hope to energise this substation by December. We are very optimistic,” Dafei told the

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Energy Minister happy with MOMA progress, describes project as potential forex earner

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has said the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) Power Transmission 400kV Interconnection Project has the potential to become the country’s foreign exchange earner thereby spurring economic growth. Matola said this at Phombeya Power Substation on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, after a MOMA media tour that the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited organized from Mwanza, Neno to Balaka. He said the power utility company invited the media to tour the 77-kilometre high voltage transmission line route from Mwanza Border to appreciate the progress of

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ESCOM builds 29 decent houses for Neno and Mwanza communities

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has built 29 modern houses for some Mwanza and Neno communities displaced by the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) 400kv Power Transmission Project. ESCOM Limited Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kamkwamba Kumwenda, said the Malawi Government is funding the construction of the three-bedroom houses and other associated infrastructure such as health and school facilities to the tune of over K2.5 billion. He said the funding is part of the overall compensation package under a Resettlement Action Plan for MOMA that, overall, will see

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ESCOM drills five boreholes in Neno and Mwanza under MOMA Project

By Pascas Francisco, ESCOM Public Relations Intern Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has drilled five boreholes in Neno and Mwanza districts for the communities displaced by the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) 400kv Power Transmission Project. ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kamkwamba Kumwenda, confirmed that the corporation drilled three boreholes in Mwanza and two in Neno to empower the communities who relocated from their pieces of land and pave the way for the transmission line. He said this in an interview after ESCOM handed over the first borehole

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ESCOM hands over houses to MOMA Project Affected Persons

By Pascas Francisco Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited is handing over newly constructed houses to Project Affected Persons (PAPs) for the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) Interconnection Project. The handover ceremonies are taking place in villages for the PAPs who were displaced from the Malawi side of MOMA Project, stretching 76 kilometres from Mwanza to Phombeya Substation in Balaka via Neno.   The initial handover ceremony of five houses took place in Siledi and Mpasabwire villages under  Traditional Authorities Kanduku and Chagona respectively on Tuesday, 9th April 2024.

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Revised Electricity Act to curb vandalism—Matola

Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says the passing of the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill is a milestone as it will help Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited effectively counter vandalism and protect its assets. He said this on Saturday when he graced an anti-vandalism campaign that Escom held at Mangochi Stadium. The minister said the Bill, which Parliament passed last week, paves the way for stiffer punishments for convicts of vandalism. Said Matola: “Parliament has passed the Bill which now awaits the President to assent to

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MOMA Project to add 120 Megawatts to the national grid

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera says the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) Power Transmission 400kV Interconnector Project will now add 120 Megawatts to the country’s national grid following the revision of the initial agreement of 50MW. Chakwera gave an update on MOMA when he delivered his State of the Nation Address on Friday, 9th February 2024. The Malawi government, World Bank and KfW are financing the project. “So we will proceed to add 361 Megawatts through our investment in the Mpatamanga Hydro Power Plant. We will proceed to add 120 Megawatts through

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Affordable Agriculture Electricity Tariff to Spur Economic Growth

By Cosmas Kaunga, ESCOM Outreach Officer Certified and registered farmers will see themselves paying 30 percent lower in electricity bills, as the government has introduced a special agriculture electricity tariff. Speaking in Lilongwe, Hon. Ibrahim Matola, Minister of Energy, said the agriculture tariff would help spur Malawi’s development as the country’s economy is agro-based. Matola said this on Friday, November 24 2023, at a sensitisation meeting for district officers on the new tariff. The Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) organised the meeting with support from Global Energy Alliance

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