ESCOM

Economic Darkness Befalls Snr Chief Dambe Area

Communities around Chilimbondo and Chimbalanga villages in the area of Senior Chief Dambe in Neno district have faulted the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi for failing to replace a faulty transformer the power supplying body removed one and a half years ago.

Matola (fourth from left) ESCOM and EGENCO Officials

ESCOM, EGENCO Come Up with Automatic Generation Control

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) and Electricity Generation (EGENCO) have introduced a huge innovation by coming up with Automatic Generation Control (AGC) that will improve power efficiency and system stability.

Escom Still Sourcing Materials for Reconstruction of Power Lines

The power utility body, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says re-construction of power lines that were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Freddy (TCF) early this year will commence once importation of the materials is finalized.

Lack of Electricity Hinders STEKA's Vocational Centre Expansion Drive

Lack of electricity has been cited as one of the major challenges hindering growth of the Step Kids Awareness (STEKA) vocational centre, authorities have disclosed.

Mwala (right) presenting a certificate of training attendance to one of the ESCOM employees

ESCOM Pledges Improved Customer Care Services after Training

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has pledged improved customer service provision after conceding that it receives queries on poor customer relations services.

Part of the communication from the utility body

Three Days of Darkness in Nsanje and Chikwawa

People of Nsanje and Chikwawa have now entered the third day without electricity, owing to what ESCOM says is a technical fault.

Electrocuted Woman Seeks ESCOM’s Help

A mother of six, Eliza Manyera, from Mangazi village, Senior chief Chimaliro in Thyolo has asked the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to assist her after she was electrocuted last week by the 'abandoned' power lines.

ESCOM for Resilient Power Structures in the Shire Valley

The country’s power utility body says it will replace its current structures in Nsanje with more resilient ones as a long-term solution to frequent power outages which some parts of the district usually experience during the rainy season.

Corporation needs not less than K400, 000 to top up the customer's contribution of about K100, 000 for a single connection

ESCOM Commences New Connections End December

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it will start connecting new customers by the end of this December through a US$ 150 million secured from the World Bank.

ESCOM Projects 10 MW Saving in K2b LED Project

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it has invested K2 billion in the LED tubes project which is projected to save 10 megawatts of power.