The company says in a statement issued today that the emergency outage has come about to repair a damaged bypass pipe.

The communique indicates that the maintenance process will require complete shutdown of Nkula B power station.

Meanwhile, State institutions in the energy sector are yet to commence public hearings on a proposal by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi-Escom and Power Market Limited-PML to have electricity base tariff adjusted upwards for the next four years.

Spokesperson for Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority-Mera Fitina Khonje told us that until today, the dates are not set for the exercise.

Social commentator, Victor Chipofya Jr says the process is necessary as it provides direction benefiting the two institutions and electricity consumers.