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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Dr. Maxon Chitawo on Thursday 22nd August 2024, joined the state President Lazarus Chakwera in Berlin, Germany for meetings with German investors. During the meeting, President Lazarus Chakwera signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a 50-megawatt solar farm in Choma, Mzuzu, aimed at ensuring a reliable power...
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Friday, 17th August 2024 engaged various stakeholders including the Salima District Council Management, traditional and community leaders at a meeting held at Ubuntu Lodge in Salima aimed at raising awareness about the Salima Solar project. EGENCO’s Senior Projects Manager, Harry Msosa appraised the stakeholders that the project is currently underway and will add...
EGENCO Board, alongside Executive Management participated in a three-day Corporate Governance Workshop in Mangochi organized by the Comptroller of Statutory Corporations aimed orienting newly appointed board members of parastatals and other government agencies. Controller of Statutory Corporations, Peter Simbani, reminded the board members of the importance of their role in overseeing government institutions. “Your duty as Board members is to play...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is set to rehabilitate its Kapichira 1 and Nkula B power plants in line with the Company’s strategic plan of providing reliable power. According to Shadreck Chado, Power Station Manager at Kapichira Power Station, the current equipment at Kapichira 1 and Nkula B is obsolete, affecting the efficiency of the machines. “The rehabilitation will...
On Wednesday, 10th July 2024, the Electricity Generating Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) in partnership with the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) organized an industrial tour at Nkula for the 2024 Girl’s Science Camp. This event was part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) Camp, which is designed to motivate girls throughout Malawi to explore science...
