Tag: Energy

Intra Energy Ltd booming on the coal mining market

Published on July 4, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Intra Energy Corporation Ltd, active in the coal sector in East Africa, with a strong anchoring in Malawi, booming with […]

Malawi still far from linking water and energy operations

Published on June 20, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Although Shire River is a major source of water and energy for Malawi, frequent droughts induced by a changing climate […]

Malawi to hold national energy conference

Published on June 5, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Malawi will on June 19 organise a day-long national community energy conference in Lilongwe, to mobilise communities and individuals to […]

PRIVATE SECTOR COMMENDS ESCOM FOR IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY

Published on March 17, 2014 by FACE OF MALAWI

The business community has commended Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi- ESCOM’s efforts -in improving sustainability in power supply. The positive […]

Fuel prices to go up again

Published on February 5, 2014 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fuel prices will be hiked again tomorrow, FaceofMalawi can confirm. Information that we have indicates that with effect from 6 […]

JB pens energy deal with China addressing the problems of our country’s inadequate capacity to generate electricity and intermittent supply

Published on June 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Joyce Banda had this say… I am delighted that the signing of the two agreements with the Chinese energy giants […]

No Kayelekera monitoring meetings for two years

Published on April 15, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

A committee consisting of government officials and Paladin Africa Limited which is supposed to be monitoring the activities of Kayerekera […]

World Bank approves $695 million 5-year assistance strategy for Malawi

Published on February 1, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank board of executive directors has approved a new five-year Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Malawi with a […]

Climate Change: Believing and Seeing Implies Adapting

Published on December 9, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

To communicate climate change and adaptation to stakeholders such as European forest owners is a challenge. A capacity to adapt […]

Malawi to benefit from Scottish Education & Energy Support

Published on November 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Scottish government would from the next academic year start providing scholarships to 50 post-graduate students from Malawi annually, visiting […]

Scotland to aid Malawi on green energy

Published on November 3, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government of the Scotland has issued the following press release: Scotland’s commitment to aiding Malawi in combating climate change and […]

Govt to develop new airport in Mangochi

Published on October 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government says engineers have embarked on technical assessment for the development of an airport in Mangochi which will enable the […]

Fuel prices up by 7%

Published on October 4, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) has increased fuel prices by an average 6.76 percent with effect from 6am today, a […]

Mera in a recruitment fiasco, employs under-qualified director

Published on September 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

There is a puzzle over how the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) board handled a recent executive recruitment exercise which […]

Joyce Banda makes UN maiden speech

Published on September 27, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi refuses to accept what others may consider as her destiny, the state of underdevelopment, President Joyce Banda has told […]

Biodiesel to ease fuel shortage – Chilumpha

Published on September 26, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi Government hopes that the opening of a Bio Fuel Processing Facility by private investor Bio Energy Resources Ltd (BERL) […]

World Bank supports power interconnection

Published on September 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The World Bank has clarified that it remains in strong support of Malawi connecting to the regional power pool as […]

Malawi, World Bank differ on Mozambique power deal

Published on September 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

There is growing uncertainty about the possibility of the Malawi/Mozambique power interconnection project with its funders World Bank declaring that […]