The Electricity Generation Company (EGENCO) says it is facing ongoing power generation challenges as three of its machines at Kapichira, Tedzani I and Tedzani II respectively are faulty.
Tedzani Unit 5 is out of service due to a faulty generator while Kapichira Unit 3 because of a faulty transformer.
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EGENCO Chief Executive Officer, Maxon Chitawo, made the remarks at the Central Office of Information (COI) in Lilongwe on Thursday when his office and the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) held a joint press briefing on the country’s power supply situation.
He said technicians are working on having the machine at Tedzani II fixed this weekend.
“We could not immediately fix the machine as it shares a tunnel with other machines. This requires that we de-water the tunnel. As such, we will do it over the weekend when demand is lower,” he said.
He assured the public that power generation and supply to the national grid will be normalised soon saying work on the other two machines is in progress.
ESCOM Chief Executive Officer, Kamkwamba Kumwenda, said his organisation has put in place measures to manage power deficit.
He cited grouping customers by feeders and load shedding on rotational basis as some of the measures in place.
“Customers are switched off and on using a first out, first in approach. We provide the load shedding schedule in advance so that customers can plan in advance,” he said.
He expressed concern that despite the growing demand, no new supply has been added between September 2024 and August 2025.
He said the available 350 megawatts (MW) capacity is not enough to sustain the growing demand.
“In addition, 101MW from solar and 14MW from thermal are not available all day. As a result, load shedding is expected to continue during peak hours,” said Kumwenda.
