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NOTICE OF PLANNED OUTAGE AT NKULA POWER STATIONS DURING EASTER HOLIDAYS

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Ltd (EGENCO) wishes to inform the public of a planned maintenance outage at Nkula A and B Power Stations. This maintenance work is scheduled to take place from 22:00 hours on Thursday, April 17, 2025, to 17:00 hours on Monday, April 21, 2025. The maintenance work will involve the removal of remnant coffer dam secant...

LIKOMA AND CHIZUMULU LINESMEN TRAINED IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Linesmen from Likoma and Chizumulu Islands on Friday, 28 March 2025 concluded a 10-day refresher training aimed at enhancing their knowledge and skills in operating and maintaining the electricity distribution network on the Islands to ensure efficient and reliable power supply. One of the linesmen from Likoma and Chizumulu conducts maintenance works on a power line during the training. Martin Kamaliza,...

TEAMS BATTLE IT OUT IN EGENCO DOUBLES DARTS TOURNAMENT FINALS

Eight darts teams from the Southern Region on Saturday 15 March 2025 battled it out at Tedzani Power Station for the Champion of the EGENCO Doubles Darts Tournament in which Malawi School of Government (MSG) emerged winners, for the third time in a row. EGENCO’s Tedzani Power Station Manager, Ben Chisuse congratulated MSG for winning the tournament saying the Company...

EGENCO SPONSORS 10 FEMALE STUDENTS FROM CHIKWAWA SECONDARY SCHOOL

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) presented a sponsorship of MK2, 500, 000.00 to Chikwawa Secondary School towards tuition and upkeep allowances for 10 female students selected as beneficiaries of EGENCO’s scholarship of female secondary school students. Lucy Semphere, Acting Gender and Social Inclusion Manager at EGENCO said this is part of the Company’s...

10MW SALIMA SOLAR POWER PROJECT TO BE READY BY DECEMBER 2025

The first 10 megawatts of EGENCO’s 50 megawatts Salima Solar Power Plant will be commissioned in December this year, according to EGENCO’s Civil Engineer, Alexis Ali. Ali revealed this during a briefing with members of parliament from a joint parliamentary committee on Agriculture & Food Security and Natural Resources & Climate Change when they visited the project site at Nanjoka...

EGENCO TO PLANT 14, OOO TREES

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Wednesday 5 March 2025, launched its tree planting activities for the 2024 / 2025 rainfall season by planting 1, 000 tree seedlings at Ntherechere hills in Kapichira, Chikwawa. Speaking during the launch ceremony at the Kapichira football ground, Minister of Energy, Honorable Ibrahim Matola, who was also the Guest of Honor, highlighted...

OUTAGE OF TEDZANI POWER STATION FOR TRASH REMOVAL

Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to notify all stakeholders and the public that there will be an outage of Tedzani Power station on Sunday, 1 December 2024 from 07h00 to 16h00 to facilitate removal of trash from course and fine screens at Tedzani intake. The outage of Tedzani will result in unavailability of 121MW generation capacity to...

MAINTENANCE WORKS AT NKULA POWER STATION

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is informing all stakeholders and the general public that it will carry out planned maintenance works at its Nkula Power Station on Sunday, 17 November 2024, from 5 O’clock in the morning to 5 O’clock in the evening. The works will involve repairing of a damaged spillway gate and installation new fine...

REDUCED POWER SUPPLY AT LIKOMA AND CHIZUMULU ISLANDS DUE TO FUEL SHORTAGES

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is informing its customers and stakeholders at Likoma and Chizumulu Islands that there will be reduced power supply at the Islands from 5th November 2024 due to fuel shortages for operating its diesel power plants. EGENCO uses diesel power plants to supplement the solar power system, which it uses to provide electricity to...

OUTAGE OF KAPICHIRA FOR DAM INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to notify all stakeholders and the public that there will be an outage of Kapichira Power Station on Sunday, 29th September 2024 from 07h00 to 17h00 to carryout inspection and maintenance of dam structures at the intake. The inspection and maintenance of the dam structures seek to achieve the following objectives: Maintain a...