Mbera to see Light
Chikondi Nursery School in Mbera, Balaka, under Andiamo Youth Cooperative Trust (AYCT) will soon have electricity if what Electricity Supply Cooperation of Malawi (ESCOM) is anything to go by. ESCOM promised AYCT that Mbera would have electricity immediately farmers harvested their maize to avoid destroying their crops in the fields. Cables are ready. Mbera awaits […]
Mera hikes fuel, electricity tariffs
It is now official. Tariffs for both fuel and electricity have now been adjusted upwards. The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has announced the increase in prices with effect from today, 9 November 2012. A statement released by Mera says petrol is now at K606.30 (€1.50) per litre up from K539 per litre while diesel […]
Poverelle Sisters Hospital without electricity
Mikoke Hospital, which is run by Poverelle sisters in Ntcheu, is running without electricity since Friday after some people siphoned oil from the transformer in the process leaving one of them dead after he was electrocuted. According to Zodiak Online the remains of the alleged thief has not yet been identified. The Mikoke Hospital of […]
Fuel Prices Up, AEI to suffer more.
Malawians woke up Friday morning, 7 September 2012 just to face new fuel prices. Pump price of petrol has changed from K485.60 to K539, diesel K475.00 to K521.90, and paraffin is now K434.30 up from K390.00. According to the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) the upward adjustment are in line with their automatic pricing mechanism […]