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ESCOM RECOVERS K1.5 BILLION WORTH VANDALISED AND STOLEN COPPER IN NYAMAPANDA BORDER, ZIMBABWE

Blantyre, 10th September 2025: Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has successfully recovered stolen copper materials valued at K1.5 billion that were intercepted in Zimbabwe, reaffirming its zero tolerance to vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure. The recovery follows a high-level extraterritorial mission conducted in Nyamapanda, Zimbabwe, by a joint delegation of ESCOM, and law enforcement agencies from both Malawi and Zimbabwe…. CLICK THE LINK TO READ MORE

ESCOM SIGNS POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH RAIPLY MALAWI LIMITED

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited signed a 3 megawatts (MW) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Raiply Malawi Limited on Monday, 8th September 2025, translating to a total of 371MW from six deals sealed since last year. Under the agreement, Raiply will supply 3MW of electricity from biomass (left- overs from wood production and forest) to the national grid, a significant boost to Malawi’s efforts to improve electricity supply and reduce outages. Speaking at the ceremony, ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kamkwamba Kumwenda, described the

Southern Region Registers 36 Vandalism, Theft Cases since January

By Hopeson Kafumbwa—Public Relations Intern Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Security Officer for the South, Gift Roy Phiri, has expressed concern over increasing vandalism and theft of the company’s assets in the Southern Region, which has registered 36 cases between January and July 2025. Phiri said despite efforts to combat these crimes, such incidents continue to occur, affecting power supply and the country’s overall economy. “There have been 15 cases of theft and 21 cases of vandalism from January to July, 2025, in the Southern

ESCOM, EGENCO OUTLINE PROJECTS AMID POWER CRISIS

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and the Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) on Thursday unveiled ambitious projects to combat the current persistent power supply outages that have sparked public frustrations across the country. Speaking at a joint press conference between ESCOM and EGENCO in Lilongwe, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from the two companies emotionally appealed to the public to understand the situation at hand while assuring that their teams were working around the clock to ensure that power supply stabilizes. ESCOM CEO, Mr Kamkwamba Kumwenda was

CONTRACTOR UPBEAT ON MOMA SEPTEMBER DEADLINE

The prospects of Malawi tapping 50 megawatts of electricity from Mozambique are materialising if assurances from the contractor working on the power interconnector project in the neighbouring country are anything to go by. Last week Tuesday, Mozambique’s power utility body, Electricidade de Mocambique (EDM), and the contractor—Larsen & Toubro Limited—working on the Mozambique-Malawi (MOMA) Power Interconnection Project, assured an ESCOM delegation that the works will be completed by 30th September 2025. During the visit—comprising ESCOM Board of Directors’ Chairperson, Gospel Kazako, and Chief Executive Officer Kamkwamba Kumwenda—it

ESCOM HANDS OVER HOUSES TO MOMA PROJECT AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ESCOM on Tuesday officially handed over seven houses to households affected by construction activities related to the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project (MOMA) in Mwanza district. The handover ceremony took place at Kagonamwake Village, under the jurisdiction of Traditional Authority Ntchache. In total, ESCOM has constructed 47 houses as part of the Resettlement Action Plan for MOMA. The project aims to enable Malawi to access an initial 50 megawatts of electricity from Mozambique. The MOMA project is scheduled to be commissioned later this

Unpacking EGENCO, ESCOM Roles and Future Forecast

By Pilirani Phiri and Moses Gwaza In the complex web of the electricity industry, there are two key players that work together to ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of power to consumers through collaborative efforts in generating, transmitting and distributing electricity to homes, businesses and industries as well as managing Single Buyer and System Market Operator licenses. Following the reforms in the electricity sector in Malawi in 2016, two separate entities were created by unbundling the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM). One of

ESCOM Staff Union Unveils Strategic Plan to Strengthen Worker Representation and Corporate Collaboration

The ESCOM Staff Union (ESU) launched its Strategic Plan for 2025–2028 in a landmark event aimed at aligning the Union’s priorities with the Corporation’s Integrated Strategic Plan (ISP) 2023–2027. The launch, held on Saturday, 5th July 2025 at Mponela in Dowa, signals a new chapter in strategic engagement between employees and ESCOM management. According to ESU President, Alex Chatsira, the strategic plan outlines five core pillars: membership growth and inclusion, capacity development, financial sustainability, climate response, and partnership and advocacy. “These focus areas are designed to empower

MEAP BRINGS SMILES IN MZIMBA

Beneficiaries of the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) in Mzimba have lauded ESCOM for transforming their lives through timely electricity connections. The beneficiaries have further hailed ESCOM for the project’s flexible instalment payment options, which they say have them access electricity and boost their economic activities. Chikondi Masiyano, a resident of Chimkusa location, says since her house was connected to electricity last month, she is now running a hair dressing saloon business at home while at the same time selling cold soft drinks. “Through this project,

ESCOM’s Power Connection Project Extended

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited has connected 146,000 Malawians to the electricity grid as of June 27, 2025, through the World Bank-funded Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP), which has since been extended to December 2025. Initially, the project, which was rolled out in 2022, targeted to connect 180,000 households by June 2025. But with the six-month extension by the World Bank, the project will now be completed by December 2025. According to ESCOM Chief Public Relations and Communications Officer Pilirani Phiri, households within a

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