The Malawi Rural Electrification Programme (Marep Phase 9) is expected to miss the second deadline of August 2024 with authorities now eying October 2024. The project, which had been facing delays since 2020 at procurement and contracting stages, was initially planned to be completed on 31 March, 2024. In an earlier interview, Ministry of Energy
Some private sector players in the clean energy space have urged government to make the taxation system more receptive for investors. They claim the current system hampers investments and obscures the country ’s goal of shifting the population into clean energy use by 2030. This was observed at a Clean Energy Enabling Environment Conference in
Ministry of Energy has set October 2024 as the new deadline for the commissioning of Malawi- Mozambique Power Interconnector Project after missing the December 2023 target. The 218-kilometre (km) 400 kilovolts (kV) high voltage power transmission line, which starts from Matambo in Mozambique to Phombeya Power Sub-station in Balaka District will enable Malawi to tap
Roads Fund Administration (RFA) says the cumulative K9.1 billion raised from tollgates as at February 2024 is not enough to rehabilitate some sections of the M1. In a written response to a questionnaire on Friday, RFA public relations manager Masauko Mngwaluko said the money in the bag cannot meet the cost of patching the potholes
Controversy-riddled Malawi Rural Electrification Programme Phase 9 (Marep 9) is set to miss its March 31 2024 deadline with just 20 sites out of 469 having power infrastructure constructed. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Ministry of Energy Principal Secretary Alfonso Chikuni said the March 31 deadline was not practical as construction of the power lines