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22Aug

EGENCO ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS ON 100 MEGAWATTS CHASOMBO – CHIZUMA HYDROWER PROJECT

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...

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30Jun

EGENCO USHERS IN 159 NEW INTERNS

EGENCO officially oriented 159 newly recruited interns and apprentices during a two-day program held on 26th and 27th June 2025 at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre, where they were introduced to the company’s operations, values, and expectations. Speaking during the event, EGENCO’s Gender and Social Inclusion Manager, Doreen Kavala emphasized the importance of professionalism, discipline, and inclusivity during the internship period. “This...

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30Jun

EGENCO KICKS OFF WEEKLY WELLNESS PROGRAM WITH 8KM HEALTH WALK

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) on Friday, 27 June 2025 launched its weekly wellness initiative for its staff in Blantyre with an 8-kilometer return walk along the Chikwakwa road from Milare Roadblock to Kamuzu view. Some of the EGENCO members of staff take a walk along the Chikwawa road. Organized by the Company’s Social Welfare Committee for the Head...

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30May

EGENCO SHOWCASES INNOVATIONS AT THE 35TH MALAWI INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) participated at the just ended 35th Malawi International Trade Fair (MITF) where it showcased its work, projects and strategy of power generation. The fair, which took place at the Chichiri Trade Fair Grounds in Blantyre from 22 to 29 June 2025 under the theme Promoting Economic Transformation through Private Sector-led Industrialization was...

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05May

EGENCO EMPOWERS MUBAS STUDENTS

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has donated laptops to female students under its scholarship programme at the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) and has given the university a shot it the arm by donating MK20 million towards its endowment fund for supporting financially challenged students. Speaking during the donation handover ceremony, EGENCO Chief Executive Officer,...

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05May

EGENCO EXCITED TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENGINEERS

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) says it is excited to collaborate with Universities in Malawi in building the next generation of engineers. This was said by EGENCO’s Chief Maintenance Engineer for Tedzani Power Station, Benard Kanyika, during the 2025 Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) Annual Engineering Symposium that was held on 12th April at Lotus...

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30Mar

LIKOMA AND CHIZUMULU LINESMEN TRAINED IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

Linesmen from Likoma and Chizumulu Islands on Friday, 28 March 2025 concluded a 10-day refresher training aimed at enhancing their knowledge and skills in operating and maintaining the electricity distribution network on the Islands to ensure efficient and reliable power supply. One of the linesmen from Likoma and Chizumulu conducts maintenance works on a power line during the training. Martin Kamaliza,...

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28Mar

TEAMS BATTLE IT OUT IN EGENCO DOUBLES DARTS TOURNAMENT FINALS

Eight darts teams from the Southern Region on Saturday 15 March 2025 battled it out at Tedzani Power Station for the Champion of the EGENCO Doubles Darts Tournament in which Malawi School of Government (MSG) emerged winners, for the third time in a row. EGENCO’s Tedzani Power Station Manager, Ben Chisuse congratulated MSG for winning the tournament saying the Company...

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27Mar

EGENCO SPONSORS 10 FEMALE STUDENTS FROM CHIKWAWA SECONDARY SCHOOL

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) presented a sponsorship of MK2, 500, 000.00 to Chikwawa Secondary School towards tuition and upkeep allowances for 10 female students selected as beneficiaries of EGENCO’s scholarship of female secondary school students. Lucy Semphere, Acting Gender and Social Inclusion Manager at EGENCO said this is part of the Company’s...

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08Mar

10MW SALIMA SOLAR POWER PROJECT TO BE READY BY DECEMBER 2025

The first 10 megawatts of EGENCO’s 50 megawatts Salima Solar Power Plant will be commissioned in December this year, according to EGENCO’s Civil Engineer, Alexis Ali. Ali revealed this during a briefing with members of parliament from a joint parliamentary committee on Agriculture & Food Security and Natural Resources & Climate Change when they visited the project site at Nanjoka...

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