CLARIFICATION ON EGENCO DIESEL GENERATORS
PRESS RELEASE 7 SEPTEMBER 2026 Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has noted with concern recent reports by some Civil Society and media outlets regarding the Company's diesel generators. In the interest of ensuring that the public is accurately informed, EGENCO would like to provide the following clarification. Hiring of Diesel Generators EGENCO would like to categorically state that it has never hired...
STATUS OF POWER GENERATION IN MALAWI
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to update all stakeholders and the public on the current status of power generation in the country and measures being implemented to address existing generation challenges. Challenges Affecting Power Generation As of 22 August 2026, all EGENCO hydropower generation units are operational, except for Nkula B Unit 6 (20MW), which developed a technical...
RESTORATION OF UNIT 6 (16MW) AT NKULA B POWER STATION
Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to inform all stakeholders and the general public that as of 26 June 2026, Unit 6 (16MW) at Nkula B Power Station has been successfully restored to service. The unit had been on forced outage since 05 April 2026 to facilitate the replacement of worn-out thrust bearing pads and to undertake corrective maintenance...
SEDIMENT FLUSHING OPERATIONS AT HYDROPOWER STATIONS
The Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) wishes to inform all stakeholders and the public that scheduled sediment flushing operations at all major hydropower stations (Nkula, Tedzani, and Kapichira) are ongoing and will continue every weekend from 9:00 PM on Saturdays to 4:00 AM on Sundays until the end of June 2026. These sediment flushing activities are essential maintenance works...