Female engineers and technicians from the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Friday, 6 March 2026 visited Nkula Community Day Secondary School and Tedzani Primary School ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day commemorations to encourage female students to work hard in school and pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. Sharing their personal career journeys and experiences...
The Electricity Generation Company Malawi (Limited) (EGENCO) on Thursday, 5 March 2026, launched its 2026 tree planting exercise along the banks of Nkhonde river at Ulongwe in Balaka District aimed at protecting catchment areas that support its work of hydropower generation along the Shire river. Graced by the honorable Minister of Energy and Mining, Dr. Jean Mathanga, the event united...
Delegates from the Power Institute of East and Southern Africa (PIESA) toured EGENCO’s Salima Solar Power Project as part of their annual conference held from 22 to 24 February 2026 at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. EGENCO's Director of Planning & Development welcomes the PIESA delegates and provides an overview of the solar power project. Hosted by the Electricity...
The newly appointed Board of Directors for the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) toured EGENCO’s power stations in the Southern and Central regions to appreciate power generation operations and projects. Led by the Board Chairperson, Justin Saidi, who is also Chief Secretary to Government, the Board Directors toured Mapanga Diesel Power Plant, Kapichira, Nkula and Tedzani hydropower stations between...
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is pleased to announce to all stakeholders and the public of the successful restoration of Tedzani Unit 5, adding 31 Megawatts (MW) of power generation capacity to Malawi’s national electricity grid. The Unit had been out of service since December 2024 due to faulty generator. Its restoration works involved protracted procurement of specialized materials...
The Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Hon. Dr. Jean Mathanga, visited Tedzani Power Station in Blantyre in December 2025 to appreciate ongoing machine maintenance and rehabilitation work on its key generating unit. In her remarks after the tour, the Minister expressed satisfaction with progress to restore 31 megawatts, emphasizing government's commitment to ending blackouts through investment in existing...
The newly appointed Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Hon. Jean Mathanga, on Monday, 11th November 2025 visited EGENCO’s Salima Solar power project to appreciate the progress of construction of the 10-megawatt solar power plant. “I am very pleased with the work being done and I commend EGENCO for keeping the project on schedule.” Said the Mathanga. During the...
POWER GENERATION UPDATE Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to update all stakeholders and the public that we have successfully made partial restoration of previously faulty machines. As of 19:25 hrs. yesterday, Nkula B Unit 5 (20 MW) was brought back online. This means that from our hydropower plants, only Tedzani III Unit 5 (31 MW) remains out of...
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Wednesday 10th September 2025, engaged Nkhotakota District Council and local leaders from the district on the Chasombo-Chizuma Hydropower Project, a proposed 100-megawatt (MW) hydropower station to be located along the Bua River within the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, in Nkhotakota District. Speaking during the meeting, Nkhotakota District Council’s Director of Planning and Development, Mathias...
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Thursday, 21st August 2025, engaged key stakeholders in Nkhotakota on its feasibility study for the Chasombo-Chizuma Hydropower Project, a proposed 100-megawatt (MW) hydropower station to be located along the Bua River within the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, in Nkhotakota District. EGENCO’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Maxon Chitawo, said the meeting was held to share...
