The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change says it is impressed with the newly inaugurated 19MW Tedzani IV Power Station. The committee’s Vice Chairperson, Hon. George Katunga Million said this when the Committee visited Tedzani IV Power Station on Friday, 20th August 2021. “We have been impressed by the state of the art technology here at Tedzani Power...
A new 19 Megawatts (MW) Power Plant, Tedzani IV, has been inaugurated at the Tedzani Hydropower Scheme, one of the Power Stations operated by the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO). The Power Plant, which was commissioned in May 2021 following its completion, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, by the President of Malawi, His Excellency Dr....
On Saturday, 5 June 2021, female engineers from EGENCO inspired and motivated young secondary school girls in Phalombe when they took part in the launch of a Girls Mentorship Program by the Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF) at Phalombe Secondary School. The female engineers demonstrated to the young girls that they can succeed in Science, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
A healthy workforce and a healthy community are important to electricity generation in the country. As such, The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is implementing a number of programs and activities in order to both prevent and control COVID-19 among its staff and the communities in which it works. Donations to District Health Offices Recently, EGENCO donated COVID-19 Personal...
The upgrading and rehabilitation of Wovwe Power Station will double its power generation capacity from the current 4.5MW to 9MW. This was revealed during a tour of the power station by a cabinet committee on energy. EGENCO’s Chief Executive Officer, William Liabunya, said the process of upgrading the power station has already started. “A feasibility study of the upgrade of the...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) kick started its 2021 tree-planting season by planting 3,000 trees on the banks of Lirangwe River at Chilipa Village, T/A Chigalu, in Blantyre District. Speaking during the launch ceremony, EGENCO Chief Executive Officer, William Liabunya said trees prevent land degradation, which is very important for power generation. “Trees hold the soil and prevent it...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has donated MK30 million worth 5, 100kgs of oxygen gas, that could fill up to 500 of 10.2kgs of oxygen gas cylinders, to public hospitals across the country to be used in treating covid-19 patients. Speaking at the handover ceremony at Zomba State Lodge Field Hospital, EGENCO’s CEO, William Liabunya, said that as...
Solar has now become the main source of electricity for Likoma and Chizumulu islands following the commissioning of 1.3MW solar power plants for the islands by the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Monday, 16 November 2020. EGENCO’s Chief Executive Officer, William Liabunya, said this was according to the organization’s strategic plan. “When we started as a company in 2017,...
The Government of Malawi will play a huge role to ensure that Wovwe Power Station is upgraded to double its power generation capacity from 4.5MW to 9MW. The Minister of Energy, Hon. Newton Kambala said this during his tour of the Power Station on Thursday, 20th August 2020. While stating many ways in which the government supports the development of...
The newly appointed Minister of Energy, Hon. Newton Kambala on Tuesday, 21st July 2020, visited EGENCO’s Tedzani and Nkula Power Stations where he toured some of the works and projects being undertaken by the electricity generation company. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the tour, the Minister said he was impressed with the progress of Tedzani IV project. “I...
