EGENCO, through the government of Malawi is to develop and install three mini grids, one in each region of the country, as a corporate social responsibility initiative. According to Senior Projects Engineer, Reuben Mwangonde, Gumulira in Mchinji has been identified as a site for a mini grid in the central region while Luwalika in Mangochi has been identified as a...
Dredging of the water reservoir at Kapichira Power Station is progressing well with approximately 600 thousand cubic meters of silt dredged since April 2020. The water reservoir, which has a total capacity of 9 million cubic meters, with 3.5 million cubic meters of that being active storage, has been silting up for many years due to, among others, environmental degradation...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) is informing the general public and its stakeholders that it will carry out major maintenance works at its Kapichira Power Station during this year’s Easter holiday period, from 03:00pm on Friday, 10th April 2020 to 07:00pm on Tuesday, 13th April 2020. The maintenance works are aimed at improving the performance and efficiency...
19 delegates from 12 African countries attended a training workshop that EGENCO hosted in conjunction with the African Network of Centres of Excellence in Electricity (ANCEE) under the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA). The training, which was conducted from 10 to 14 February 2020, was aimed at enhancing electricity sector performance and intensifying regional exchanges. Speaking at the...
Over 160 delegates, from 14 countries met to discuss and share experiences on developments, operations, maintenance and management of hydro power plants at the 29th African Hydro Symposium that the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited hosted from 7th to 10th October 2019 at the Soche International Conference Center in Blantyre under the theme Quality Power for Sustainable Development. Opening the...
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to inform the corporate world, all its stakeholders and the public that Malawi, the Warm Heart of Africa, through EGENCO, will from 8th to 10th October 2019 host the 2019 African Hydro Symposium (AHS) in Blantyre. The Symposium, which is held annually, is a regional forum where hydro power plant operating personnel...
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Tuesday, 24th September 2019, donated various school amenities, including; calculators, school shoes, sanitary pads, pens and soap to female students at Nkula Community Day Secondary School. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Chief Executive Officer for EGENCO, William Liabunya, said female students must be given a chance to excel in education. “Our company is committed...
In a bid to encourage involvement of female students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), EGENCO has enrolled 10 female students from Nkula and 10 Female Students from Chikwawa Community Day Secondary Schools (CDSS) into its scholarship programme. This was revealed at a handover ceremony of school amenities to Nkula CDSS where among other things EGENCO donated calculators,...
