The Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited (Egenco) is a

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company whose primary purpose is to generate electric power for use in

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

and for possible sale to neighboring countries. As of April 2018, Egenco's generation capacity was . In May 2021, Egenco's generation portfolio increased to when the 19 MW Tedzani IV Hydroelectric Power Station was brought online.

Location

The headquarters of Egenco are in Chayamba Building, at 7 Victoria Avenue, in the city of

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, the financial capital and largest city in Malawi. The geographical coordinates of Egenco headquarters are: 15°47'13.0"S, 35°00'20.0"E (Latitude:-15.786944; Longitude:35.005556).

Overview and history

Egenco was established when the

Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) is the state-owned power transmission and distribution company in Malawi. It is entirely in control of transmission and distribution of electric power in the country. ESCOM represents Malaw ...

(ESCOM), hitherto the electricity monopoly in the country, was split, with Egenco assuming the role of

electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For electric utility, utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its Electricity delivery, delivery (Electric power transm ...

, and ESCOM retaining the roles of bulk purchase, transmission and distribution. Egenco became operational on 1 January 2017.

Operations

Egenco is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of the power stations owned by the Malawian government. These include both hydroelectric and thermal power stations.

Operational stations

* Kapichira Hydroelectric Power Station: 128 megawatts * Nkula A Hydroelectric Power Station: 24 megawatts * Nkula A Hydroelectric Power Station: 100 megawatts * Tedzani I Hydroelectric Power Station: 20 megawatts * Tedzani II Hydroelectric Power Station: 20 megawatts * Tedzani III Hydroelectric Power Station: 64 megawatts * Tedzani IV Hydroelectric Power Station: 19.1 megawatts

Power stations in development

* Kammwamba Thermal Power Station: 300 megawatts

Governance

Egenco is governed by a seven-person

board of directors A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulatio ...

. As of January 2018, the following comprised the Egenco board. * Lloyd Muhara: chairperson * Patrick Matanda: member * Stuart Ligomeka: member * Mary Nkando: member * Gloria Chawinga: member * Arthur Mandambwe: member * Noel Gama: member

References

External links

Egenco homepage
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