BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawians have all reasons to be angry now with continuous and shameless electricity blackouts following revelation that utility body Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) messed up on procurement of new heavy-duty generators.

The generators were expected to add about 80 megawatts to the national grid when

The deal went sour when ESCOM board chairperson Dr. Perks Ligoya pushed for awarding of a US$74 million contract to a South African firm Aggreko contravening procurement procedures. Continue reading Botched Escom US$74 Generator deal will cost Malawians more blackouts →