Malawi faces power cuts today between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. because of repair work at Kapichira Power Station. The Electricity Generation Company plans maintenance that will reduce the power supply by 97.2 megawatts across the country.
ESCOM will run rotating outages throughout the day. The exact schedule can be found on ESCOM's social media pages. ESCOM says it cannot prevent these outages because it only handles power transmission and distribution and does not generate electricity.
The company stated that the current power shortage comes from supply problems with generation companies. Many Malawians have already dealt with similar outages during Easter when EGENCO fixed equipment at Nkula Power Station.
ESCOM will run rotating outages throughout the day. The exact schedule can be found on ESCOM's social media pages. ESCOM says it cannot prevent these outages because it only handles power transmission and distribution and does not generate electricity.
The company stated that the current power shortage comes from supply problems with generation companies. Many Malawians have already dealt with similar outages during Easter when EGENCO fixed equipment at Nkula Power Station.
