Category: Business

* I am really not impressed because they have not started crushing quarry for the main works—Minister Hara * They say that they have not found the right material stone; besides that the designs are not ready By Manasse Nyirenda, MANA Minister of Transport & Public Works, Jacob Hara has advised contractor for the M1 road rehabilitation works between Kacheche in Mzimba and Chiweta in Rumphi to consider working 24 hours in shifts for them to catch up on…

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Acting EGENCO CEO, Eng. Dr. Maxon Chitawo * When we maintain the frequency at this level, it means that the power that we generated and supply to people is of good quality—EGENCO * As the world grapples with climate change and energy security challenges efforts to build resilient, efficient, and sustainable electricity supply networks have never been more critical By Duncan Mlanjira The electricity that Malawians use every day in their homes must be quality power and must meet…

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The street parade led by Malawi Police brass band along Victoria Avenue * Energy Minister Ibrahim Matola applauds the two power utility service providers for their partnership * Towards introducing the system that is expected to improve the quality of supply and system reliability By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Energy, Ibrahim Matola has described as a significant milestone on the automatic generation control (AGC), which Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) and Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has collaborated to…

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* He has already met Public Affairs Committee, faith leaders, CSOs, chairperson of various Parliamentary Committees and leaders all of political parties * The meeting with the chiefs was to familiarise them on how the economy can be recovered through collective approach By Duncan Mlanjira Newly-appointed Minister of Finance & Economic Planning, Simplex Chithyola Banda has taken a different and unconventional approach to solve Malawi’s economic problems by engaging traditional leaders on economic recovery. A report by public broadcaster,…

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* This is to ensure balance between generation and load demand, frequency as well as power interchange with other systems * AGC is a modern way of operating and controlling generators to improve frequency regulation and system stability By Peter Kanjere Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited and Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) Malawi Limited will on Wednesday launch Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to improve system stability by introducing generation fast response to power demand changes in real time….

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