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ESCOM Transitions to ASCENT Project: Targets 235,000 New Connections

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited is entering a landmark phase in its national electrification drive following the successful conclusion of the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP). Supported by the World Bank, the MEAP initiative concluded on December 31, 2025, exceeding its original objectives. While the initial goal was to connect 180,000 households, ESCOM successfully delivered 191,250 connections, achieving 106% of the target. Building on this momentum, ESCOM is now transitioning to the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) project. This five-year, World

ESCOM Embarks on Eastern Backbone Project to Combat Power Outages

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern To tackle persistent blackouts in the Central and the Northern regions of Malawi, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has initiated a major infrastructure upgrade under the Eastern Backbone Project. The initiative involves replacing the wooden poles with steel-latticed towers along the 132kV transmission line. ESCOM Chief Engineer for Transmission, Leonard Machonjo, said the project is currently in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) phase, which began in August 2024 and is expected

President Chakwera launches Battery Energy Storage System Project

…Chakwera Condemns vandalism of ESCOM assets President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera launched the 20MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Project at Kanengo Sub-station for the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited on Monday, November, 25, 2024. In his speech during the launch, Chakwera said BESS was among the projects his administration has undertaken to end frequent power supply outages and ensure grid stability. He also thanked the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) for funding the project to the tune of $20.2 million. The President

Parliamentary committee happy with MEAP progress

The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change is optimistic that the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) will help the government meet its target of increasing the country’s electricity access to 50 percent by 2030. The committee’s Chairperson, Werani Chilenga, made the remarks on Saturday after visiting households that have benefitted from MEAP which the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited is implementing. Chilenga, who is also Chitipa-South Member of Parliament, expressed satisfaction with the project’s progress while also acknowledging resource challenges ESCOM is facing.

EU to fund Eastern Backbone Transmission Line project

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited’s efforts to ensure reliable power supply to the Central and Northern regions have been boosted after the European Union (EU) committed to fund the Eastern Backbone Transmission Line project. EU Ambassador to Malawi, Rune Skinnebach, committed to fund the project after signing a K174 billion (€85 million) agreement with the Minister of Finance, Simplex Chithyola Banda, in Lilongwe on Monday, 29th July 2024. A statement from the EU Malawi website says they will fund the project because it responds

EXTENSION OF MALAWI ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT (MEAP) DEADLINE

The deadline for the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) has been extended from June 2024 to June 2025. The extension will give us ample time to complete the project successfully for the benefit of our potential customers. Currently, MEAP has measures to ensure speedy customers’ connections to electricity. This includes engaging contractors to facilitate new electricity connections. MEAP is a Malawi Government project that seeks to increase electricity access in the country by accelerating new connections. The project targets single-phase households within 500-metre radius of existing infrastructure/transformers

ESCOM Token Identifier (TID) Project Rolls out 358,947 Prepaid Meters

By Catherine Tinto, Capital FM. About 358,947 customers have had their prepaid meters upgraded in the Token Identifier (TID) project by April 30 2024. ESCOM Limited rolled out the TID project in June last year, targeting 537,000 customers. The project seeks to reconfigure all customer meters in compliance with new international requirements for transfer of electricity prepayment tokens. Meanwhile, ESCOM chief public relations officer Kitty Chingota says there has been tremendous progress in the implementation of the project across all the major cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe, Blantyre

JICA hands over Project for Improvement of Lilongwe Substations

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has handed over the Project for Improvement of Substations in Lilongwe, a development the Malawi government has described as a game-changer to the country’s energy sector. The project has made it possible for the substations of Lilongwe Old Town and Kanengo to accommodate 79,000 new electricity connections following the increase in the former’s capacity from 37.5MVA to 50MVA and the latter from 83MVA to 158MVA. Speaking when he graced the handover ceremony in Lilongwe on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Energy Minister,

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