December 22, 2020 Osman Faiti - Nyasa Times 13 Comments
Power utility Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has announced that it will implement a countrywide load shedding programme due to inadequate power supply from electricity Generation Company (Egenco).
Chitosi: Escom effects load shedding
Escom in a statement issued by its public relations manager Innocent Chitosi said the load shedding programme is “temporary” but could not indicate how long normal supply will resume.
The power utility said the power grid is being constrained as Egenco has shutdown Nkula B Hydro Station following a burst pipe on a machine at the station.
This, according to Escom, has been done to prevent flooding at the station and further damage to the machines.