NAMIWA: ESCOM Should pay back to consumers
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has demanded Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to pay back to the consumers for ‘illegally’ increasing electricity tariffs.
This follows revelations that ESCOM board agreed to increase Electricity Tariffs without authorization from the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA).
MERA told the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources last week that ESCOM acted against its advice not to raise the tariffs in March 2021.
The development angered members of Parliament (MPs) who wondered how the electricity supplier could make unilateral decision on the tariff.
On the other hand, CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa demanded that MERA should take a disciplinary action against ESCOM management over what he described as “this embarrassing incident”.
The Electricity Generation Company [Egenco] has revealed that it has completed 99 percent of works on its newly mounted hydroelectricity power plant, Tedzani 4 in Blantyre.
The power plant which is expected to be fully commissioned in May will add 18 megawatts [MW] to the national grid.
This will bring the companyâs total electricity production capacity to 441.55mw.
Spokesperson of the Egenco Company Moses Gwaza has said that the plant has now started releasing power into the national grid on testing basis.
Gwaza also cited that completion of the power station will not only add more power to the national grid but also boost the companyâs business.
Escom officials in a meeting with Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost) In a clear display of arrogance, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) went ahead with their greedy decision to hike electricity tariffs despite Malawi Energy Regulation Authority (Mera) advising them to put the adjustment on hold.
This has been revealed during an interface with the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change today Tuesday 27th April, 2021.
According to Welani Chilenga, the committee’s chairperson, Escom officials told him earlier that the increase was made to bail out the institution from its financial quagmire, and based on the minister of energy’s statement in parliament.
Nsanje business community has lashed out at the country’s power utility body Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi [ESCOM] for persistent intermittent powe
Some operations were grossly paralysed on this week at Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe after thieves stole an electric cable in one of the buildings which houses government offices.
Copper cables such as these are targeted by vandals
Minister of Energy, Newton Kambala said the incident happened between Sunday and Monday and has since condemned the development.
He said theft of electricity copper cables is one of the major causes of the blowing off of electricity transformers, which cost a lot of money to replace.
The minister said such trends increase the operation cost of Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi, which might also be causing an increase in electricity tariffs.