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Amid escalating cases of vandalism across the country, the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has launched a comprehensive, two-month anti-vandalism, safety, and wayleave campaign across districts in the Southern Region to fight back the vice. The ambitious initiative is designed to tackle infrastructure theft and promote safe electricity use through intense community sensitization. ​The campaign’s primary goal is to strengthen community participation by engaging over 100 Traditional Authorities (T/As) and more than 2,000 Group Village Heads (GVHs). ​Speaking at an engagement session held at Paramount

Police at Jenda in Mzimba arrested three individuals on Wednesday, March 5 2025, suspected of vandalising and stealing a transformer and a 19-metre copper wire for ESCOM Limited at Kavinkhama in the district. Jenda Police Station spokesperson, MacFarlane Maseteka, said the arrested suspects are Manyani Fagayi Shaba, who is charged with damaging the transformer and stealing the copper wire, Joel Joseph Zikiele, and Marko Banda, charged with receiving the stolen copper wire. “The arrests follow a complaint lodged by ESCOM officials. This led to an immediate investigation,

By Cosmas Kaunga—ESCOM Outreach Officer A man has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in Mzuzu after being convicted of vandalism, impersonation, and theft offences involving Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited assets in the Northern Region city. Mzuzu Senior Resident Magistrate Harawa handed 39-year-old Muloyiso Gondwe a sentence of 11 years imprisonment for vandalism and one year for impersonation and theft on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. “This court has repeatedly warned against vandalism of ESCOM infrastructure, which not only disrupts power supply but also endangers

By Hopeson Kafumbwa—Public Relations Intern Vandalism of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited underground cables in Makata Industrial Area in Blantyre have earned Osman Loyisi a two-year jail term while his accomplice is battling for life due to burn wounds. Blantyre Third Grade Magistrate Gomani handed Loyisi the jail term on February 6, 2025, after finding him guilty of two counts of damaging ESCOM assets and vandalism committed close to LaFarge Cement Factory on January 24, 2025. The 25-year-old, originally from Nkola Village, Chiradzulu District committed

By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Offences of impersonating an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited employee, possessing stolen electricity assets, and illegal connection landed a Lilongwe-based man a 13-year jail term on Friday, January 24, 2025. Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate, Bracious Blessusall Chanda Kondowe, convicted and sentenced Austin Aufi to 13 years imprisonment with hard labour after finding him guilty of the three counts. He pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 13 years for illegal connection, four years for being found in possession of stolen

There is an outpouring of tributes following the passing of Mr. Youngie Chewele, the Director of Distribution (DoD) and Customer Services. He died at ABC Clinic in Lilongwe on the morning of Sunday, 22nd December 2024 after a long illness. Mr. Chewele endeared himself to all those who worked with him for his integrity, humility, and respect. Burial will take place in Kasungu on Tuesday, 24th December 2024. Here are some of the tributes:   A Tribute to Youngie Chewele Poem by Conel Namatumbo Humble in spirit,

The State Vice-President, Right Honourable, Dr. Michael Usi, paid a surprise visit to ESCOM Limited Head Office at Umoyo House in Blantyre on Friday, 26th July 2024 at around 10:00am to appreciate the Corporation’s operations in service delivery. The Vice-President visited the ESCOM CEO’s office before meeting ESCOM Chief Accountant Aurings Achinyama. The discussion lasted some 15 minutes and revolved around issues such as how electricity contributes to the development of the economy and also matters of service delivery.