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350MW Mpatamanga Hydro Power contract signing

350MW MPATAMANGA HYDRO POWER PLANT CONTRACT SIGNED

The Government of Malawi has signed a contract with international private investors to develop the 350MW Mpatamanga Hydro Power Plant through Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The private investors are international Finance Corporations (IFC) and a consortium of Scatec ASA’s Hydropower Joint Venture and Électricité de France (EDF). The 350MW Mpatamanga Hydro Power Plant will double Malawi’s hydropower generation to...

EGENCO PARTICIPATES AT MALAWI INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR

EGENCO is participating at the 32nd Malawi International Trade Fair that is taking place Blantyre from 28 July to 7 August 2022. Among many activities, the Company is showcasing its work and projects in power generation. We will increase the generation capacity: EGENCO’s CEO, William Liabunya briefs His Excellency the President of EGENCO's strategy of increasing and diversifying power generation. On...

EGENCO CEO sign contact with CHINT Representative

DONE DEAL – EGENCO SIGNS A 10 MEGAWATTS POWER CONTRACT

The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has signed a 10 Megawatts (MW) power deal with CHINT Group, a Chinese electrical company, to construct and commission a 10MW solar power plant in Salima, Nanjoka. According to EGENCO’s Chief Executive Officer, William Liabunya, this is part of the company’s drive of not only increasing power generation, but also of diversifying its...

EGENCO GEARED TO ACHIEVE MW2063

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...

Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources and Climate Change visit Tedzani IV Power Station

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE IMPRESSED BY 19MW TEDZANI IV

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...

19 MEGAWATTS TEDZANI IV INAUGURATED

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....

EGENCO FEMALE ENGINEERS INSPIRE YOUNG GIRLS

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)...

ovid-19 Mzuzu donation

EGENCO FIGHTS COVID-19

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...

Wovwe Power Station

WOVWE TO DOUBLE POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

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...

Minister Planting his tree

EGENCO LAUNCHES 2021 TREE PLANTING SEASON – PLANTS 3,000 TREES

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...