The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has called Malawians to expect more Black outs in the months to come until Kapichira Hydro-Power Station is renovated.
Speaking earlier this morning, ESCOM’s Chief Executive Officer disclosed that the demand for electricity is high despite heavy damages caused on Kapichira power station which produces 129 megawatts.
“We are engaging various companies to switch production to night hours when we have less demand. The ongoing load shedding is expected to continue until Kapichira power station is back online.” He said.
ESCOM is the major electricity supply company in Malawi which depends on Hydro to source its power. Currently, Blackouts in most urban areas is the order of the day. For the past months Malawians have doubted whether the utility company is prioritising on ending load shedding.
However, Mr Kakhwamba has urged Malawians to maintain patience as the turn around to power all day everyday may take long to effectively be implemented.
Raising concerns on new connections, Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola says as a ministry they are concerned with the backlog of applications for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) connections which date back to 2016.
(In the picture) The minister holding a press briefing in Lilongwe, together with officials from Escom and Electricity Generation Company (Egenco), to explain why there is that backlog and how Escom plans to remove the backlog as well as handle new applicants.
However, Kakhwamba has assured the backlog of new connections which is at 64,000 to be cleared by the end of the year of 2022 through the Malawi Electricity Access project
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Chief Executive Officer Kamkwamba Nyirenda says the company will be operating with 285 megawatts for the next three months.
Kamkwamba also says the power outages are due to changes in weather patterns which affects power generation from the solar system.
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