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“The hike would be detrimental for the survival of these small-scale and micro industries,” said Arasappa.

A builder took one commercial HT connection from Bescom and later installed private meters for the residents.

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Limited on Monday rolled out an anti-vandalism campaign for the Southern Region. The official launch of the month-long campaign took place at Chirimba Primary School Ground in Blantyre where representatives of the police and the community leaders graced the occasion. In his speech marking the launch, ESCOM District Engineer (Limbe), Eston Macheche, said vandalism was affecting the corporation’s service delivery. He added: “We urge all of you to take a leading role in safeguarding the property of ESCOM by reporting to the authorities tho...

“We have in the pipeline a plan to increase electricity generation and supply in the country in the short to medium term.” Spurred by incessant intermittent power-cuts and sporadic black-outs, Malawi Government is geared to increase energy generation capacity in the country in an ambitious and mind-blowing plan and has embarked on working towards adding a staggering 1,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid within the next four years, President Lazarus Chakwera has announced. President Chakwera made the remarks, which is sweet music to all Malawians who for so long have suffered...

Feeling powerless on rainy days in isolation Feeling powerless on rainy days in isolation BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: May 16, 2021, 06:00 IST Spurt in patients in home-isolation are also suffering The rainfall might have brought slight relief from the blistering heat, but it has brought its share of problems too. Thanks to the rain, there have been incessant power cuts in different parts of the city. Till now, the power cuts were affecting household chores, work from home ( WFH) and online classes. Now, home-isolated patients are also suffering. Murthy N, a techie, said: “My u...