Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) says it is committed to increasing the power generation capacity of the country in order for Malawi to achieve its national strategy, MW2063. EGENCO’s CEO, William Liabunya said this during the launch of MW2063 popularisation campaigns in Chikhwawa on Friday, 27th August 2021. “Electricity is essential for Malawi to go forward. We are doing everything...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) would like to warn the general public and its stakeholders of some unscrupulous individuals who are claiming to have contract(s) with the Company to supply goods and services and thereby soliciting advance payments or loans from unsuspecting clients or their business partners. Please be aware of such scams. As a public company, EGENCO...
The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change says it is impressed with the newly inaugurated 19MW Tedzani IV Power Station. The committee’s Vice Chairperson, Hon. George Katunga Million said this when the Committee visited Tedzani IV Power Station on Friday, 20th August 2021. “We have been impressed by the state of the art technology here at Tedzani Power...
A new 19 Megawatts (MW) Power Plant, Tedzani IV, has been inaugurated at the Tedzani Hydropower Scheme, one of the Power Stations operated by the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO). The Power Plant, which was commissioned in May 2021 following its completion, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, by the President of Malawi, His Excellency Dr....
On Saturday, 5 June 2021, female engineers from EGENCO inspired and motivated young secondary school girls in Phalombe when they took part in the launch of a Girls Mentorship Program by the Shaping Our Future Foundation (SOFF) at Phalombe Secondary School. The female engineers demonstrated to the young girls that they can succeed in Science, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
A healthy workforce and a healthy community are important to electricity generation in the country. As such, The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is implementing a number of programs and activities in order to both prevent and control COVID-19 among its staff and the communities in which it works. Donations to District Health Offices Recently, EGENCO donated COVID-19 Personal...
The upgrading and rehabilitation of Wovwe Power Station will double its power generation capacity from the current 4.5MW to 9MW. This was revealed during a tour of the power station by a cabinet committee on energy. EGENCO’s Chief Executive Officer, William Liabunya, said the process of upgrading the power station has already started. “A feasibility study of the upgrade of the...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) kick started its 2021 tree-planting season by planting 3,000 trees on the banks of Lirangwe River at Chilipa Village, T/A Chigalu, in Blantyre District. Speaking during the launch ceremony, EGENCO Chief Executive Officer, William Liabunya said trees prevent land degradation, which is very important for power generation. “Trees hold the soil and prevent it...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has donated MK30 million worth 5, 100kgs of oxygen gas, that could fill up to 500 of 10.2kgs of oxygen gas cylinders, to public hospitals across the country to be used in treating covid-19 patients. Speaking at the handover ceremony at Zomba State Lodge Field Hospital, EGENCO’s CEO, William Liabunya, said that as...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited is informing its stakeholders and the general public that it is conducting a disinfection exercise at its Head Office, Chayamba building as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. In order to allow for this exercise, its Chayamba Building offices will be temporarily closed from Wednesday, 13th January 2021 to Sunday, 17th January 2021. The offices...
