Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) says it experienced a system shutdown which led to nationwide power outage at 2:04pm today. According to
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has said it has effected a temporary loadsheding program following the loss of 100MW at Nkula B Power Station.
According to a press statement seen by this publication, ESCOM said the shutdown follows the bursting of a pipe on Machine Number 5 something that poses flooding risks for the station.
The situation has also meant that 100MW of capacity is lost leaving ESCOM with 275MW against a forecast demand of 310MW
With this, ESCOM revealed that Malawians should brace for power outages during peak hours.
Dwindling water levels impacting power situation
In its update on its website, ESCOM stated that rainfall amounts which the country has received recently have not been sufficient to bring major improvement to electricity generation capacity.
Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it will take the company 10 days to repair the burst pipe at Nkula B Power Station.
The company said this on Tuesday when Minister of Energy Newton Kambala visited Nkula B Power Station to appreciate the extent of the damage on the burst bypass pipe.
âPreliminary assessments indicate that it will take 10 days to resolve the fault,â the company said.
The burst pipe on one of the five hydropower plants at the power station has led to the shutting-down of the power station.
Kambala during the visit commended the control engineers that were on duty at the time of the incident for not only noticing the fault but also taking quick action to prevent flooding of the power station.