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Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi

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220: 234: 199:(Egenco) is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the power stations owned by the Malawian government. At that time, the power stations had generation capacity of 351 megawatts. Escom retained the role of bulk-purchaser, transmission and distribution to the consumer. Escom is also the sole seller to foreign customers. 191:
Escom is saddled with low tariffs and payment arrears. The company is heavily indebted and is loss-making. It lacks creditworthiness and is unable to attract private investment into the electricity sector, because power-purchase agreements with Escom are not financially viable. It is unable to
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Thomson Mpinganjira serves as the chairman of the ten-person board of directors. Mr. Kamkwamba Kumwenda is the Chief Executive Officer. He leads a team of nine senior Directors in running the day-to-day affairs of the company.
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When initially created in the 1980s, ESCOM monopolized the functions of (a) generation (b)transmission and (c) distribution of electric power throughout Malawi. In 2015, the
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began planning the unbundling of the company to allow private investors to enter the Malawian market.
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The headquarters of the company are located in ESCOM House, along Haile Selassie Avenue, in the
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upgrade infrastructure and increase generation capacity.
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Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM)
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Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM)
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Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (12 May 2020).
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Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi (12 May 2020).
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In January 2017, Escom was split into two companies.
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Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi
Parastatal
Electricity
Blantyre
Malawi
Chief Executive Officer
Parent
Government of Malawi
www.escom.mw
state-owned
Malawi
Southern African Power Pool
South African
Eskom
central business district
Blantyre
government of Malawi
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited
icon
Energy portal
Companies portal
List of power stations in Malawi
"Escom: Company Information"
"Location of the Headquarters of Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi"
Google Maps


"Escom To Be Restructured"
Economist Intelligence Unit
"Escom Unbundled"

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