ESCOM Ltd. is a state-owned company mandated to transmit, distribute and supply electricity throughout Malawi.
ESCOM Ltd. runs a number of projects to ensure smooth electricity transmission.
A charitable organization, Feed the Sheep has hailed Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited for supporting a tree planting exercise at James Village, Traditional Authority Kapalamula in Balaka District on Saturday, February 7, 2025. Feed the Sheep Founder, Jayne Chilimampunga thanked ESCOM for providing financial support to transport tree seedlings from Lilongwe to the village along M1 Road, five kilometres off Chingeni Tollgate. “We planned a small event but it turned out to be big especially because of the presence of ESCOM. We were amazed by
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 Cosmas Kaunga, ESCOM Outreach Officer The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited held a belated commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child 2024 on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Mlanda Girls Secondary School in Ntcheu. The event, organized under the theme ‘Girls’ Vision for the Future’, aimed to inspire girls to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and seize opportunities in engineering fields. As part of the event, which is commemorated on October 11 annually, ESCOM donated an assortment of
By Hopeson Kafumbwa, Public Relations Intern Third Grade Magistrate’s Court sitting at Domasi in Zomba on Thursday fined two men K300,000 each or serve 18 months in prison in default after finding them guilty of tampering with the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) transformer. Domasi Police Station Officer-In-Charge, Eric Sokwane, confirmed the punishment meted out on 38-year-old Ephraim Mavuto Lucius and Cassim Ishmael aged 21, who both live in the same area but work at different maize mills. “One convict paid the fine and the other
In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming rural communities, the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) is extending its reach to Zankutu in Lilongwe, where new transformers will soon light up lives and unlock opportunities. The project seeks to connect households to the national grid, ensuring that communities previously in the dark can access reliable and affordable electricity. During a recent site visit, a team of dedicated professionals inspected the designated areas in Zankutu where the installations will take place. The team included three experts from Colenco,
The Malawi government has signed a 250.8 million USD grant with the World Bank under the Accelerating Sustainable & Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) initiative. Minister of Finance Simplex Chithyola Banda, who signed on behalf of the Malawi government, said the grant will assist in increasing electricity access from 25 to 70 percent by 2030. President Dr Lazarus Chakwera witnessed the event Monday evening at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre on the sidelines of the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. World Bank Managing Director (Operations), Anna
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
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