MPATAMANGA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT SEEKS CONTRACTORS IN MALAWI

Contracting firms have until 9 February to submit prequalification applications to build the Mpatamanga hydroelectric power project (MHPP) on the Shire River in southern Malawi.

The MHPP entails the construction of two cascading generating stations 6 km apart, with a combined capacity of 361MW, along with substations and transmission lines. 

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HOW SOME MALAWIANS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ROAD ARE SERIOULY BAD

Malawians have taken up in various social media platforms to condemn Blantyre City Council (BCC) for substandard works on the construction of some roads which is costing the country billions of money.

This comes after some sections of newly-constructed roads in Blantyre have been already damaged, a few months after

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EGENCO ROLL OUT CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR 10 MEGA POWER PLANT IN MALAWI

Electricity Generation Company (Malawi) Limited (EGENCO) has rolled out the construction of a 10Megawatt Solar Power Project in Salima.

The project, which is expected to take 18 months, is the first phase of scalable 20MW solar power plant that will be implemented in two phases of 10MW each.

Speaking when

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MUZUZU AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION: DONORS UNHAPPY WITH LACK OF ACTIVITIES IN MALAWI

Donors are furious with the Malawi government over delays to kick start construction of Mzuzu Airport despite feasibility study funds being made available.

Officials from OPEC Fund for International Development (Ofid) are accusing the government of failing to utilise a K350 million (US$350,000) grant for Mzuzu airport feasibility study.

Ofid

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IMF WARNED NEGATIVE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO AFFECT MALAWI GDP

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the negative impact of climate change could affect Malawi’s growth prospects, and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and worsen the country’s development challenges.

In a paper published on the IMF website www.imf.org titled ‘Climate challenges in fragile and conflict-affected areas,

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MALAWI PRESIDENT SECURE US$2.6BILLION FUNDS FOR SEVERAL INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS AFTER GHANA VISIT

President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera arrives home from Ghana with US$2.6 billion (K2.6 trillion) which he has successfully secured from Afrexim Bank to finance the construction of mega-farms, industrial parks, and special economic zones.

This follows the signing of memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Government of Malawi and the

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MALAWI’s FORMER PRESIDENTS LAUNCH HOUSING CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR PHALOMBE CYCLONE VICTIMS

Former presidents Dr. Bakili Muluzi and Dr. Joyce Banda on Wednesday launched construction works of houses for survivors of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in the area of Sub Traditional Authority (ST/A) Phelemwe in Phalombe.

The houses will be constructed under the Tigwirane Manja Campaign, which President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera launched

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HOW ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IS VITAL FOR MALAWI INFRASTRUCTURE

Access to clean water is one of the basic human needs. This is why there are concerted efforts by both State and non-State actors to ensure that everyone has access to safe water supply.

Such initiatives are also being implemented in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number six, which

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HOW ENHANCING SOLAR ENERGY IN MALAWI NEEDS TO BE UTILIZIED

It has become a common practice for Malawians to own a solar power system for household, institutional, and commercial use.

However, the utilization of solar energy has come with numerous problems, including the low quality of systems consumers use.

Substandard systems come in two ways: low-quality system components and poor

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CONSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION FACILITY TO BEGIN IN MALAWI

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) handed over the land to SR Nicholas Building Contracting Company for the construction of the Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) facility at the Natural Resources College (NRC) campus in the capital Lilongwe.

CAT facility which is 20km from Lilongwe town, will be

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MALAWI HYDRO POWER STATION DESTROYED AFTER CYCLONE CHALLENGES

The effects of a cyclone have once again incapacitated the energy sector as Freddy destroyed infrastructure for Muloza Hydro Power Station which was supplying 3.4 megawatts (MW) of power catering for over 2,800 rural households in Phalombe, Mulanje, and Thyolo.

The plant was commissioned by the Electricity Supply Corporation of

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HOW STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES IS AFFECTING MALAWI DIGITALIZATION

Minister of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare, Jean Muonaowauza Sendeza, has disclosed that structural challenges continue to hamper digitalization in Malawi.

Sendeza highlighted access to electricity, internet connectivity, poor or weak telecommunications infrastructure, low access to gadgets or high cost of electronic gadgets, and the limited ability of individuals

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LILONGWE CITY COUNCIL OUTLINE INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANS IN MALAWI

Mayor for the City of Lilongwe, Councilor Richard Banda says the council is committed in making infrastructural advancements in the Capital in a bid to improve its outlook.

He pledged in Lilongwe during a press briefing where he said among other things the Council intends to complete the construction as

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TRAIN WHISTLES AGAIN AFTER 37 YEARS WAIT ALONG MOZAMBIQUE-MALAWI RAILWAY

Ports and Railways of Mozambique (CFM) has announced that it has successfully run the first official railway journey from Vila Nova da Fronteira in Mozambique to Malawi – a train transporting material for the reconstruction of the Malawian railway line.

The cargo of cement, belonging to the Chinese Company CR20,

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MALAWI GOVT. DEMAND WATER ACCESS INFORMATION AFTER CHOLERA OUTBREAK

Water and Sanitation Minister Abida Mia has asked water and sanitation experts to provide accurate and honest information on water access rates in the country.

Mia said the cholera outbreak has exposed gaps in the management of water issues in the country.

“We need to determine the exact rates of

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MALAWI WORKS MINISTERS SAYS ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME AFTER RAINNY SEASONS

Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jacob Hara, has said road construction works by government will resume when the rains the country is experiencing subside.

Hara said all the resources are available and that roads like the M1 and M5, the six-lane Kenyatta Drive and the dual-carriage way from Crossroads

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MALAWI GOVT. LAUNCH JAPAN 5S KAIZEN FOR HEALTHCARE SECTOR

Malawi’s government through the Ministry of Health has embarked on the implementation of the 5s Kaizen approach for quality improvement of the physical working environment in the country’s health facilities.

Launching the Seminar in Lilongwe, Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo the aid 5s approach optimizer empowers organizations to provide high-quality

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MALAWI PRESIDENT TO SIGN US$350M INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH US GOVT.

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Washington DC, US to sign the much-awaited US$350 million Millennium Challenge Corporation compact which is to give a facelift to the country’s infrastructure development.

The US embassy says the US ambassador to Malawi, ambassador Young met President Chakwera in Washington DC on Tuesday

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MALAWI GOVT. RISK LOSING WORLD BANK LOAN DUE TO PROJECT PROCUREMENT DELAY

The government risks losing out on a K74 billion loan facility it obtained from the World Bank for the Digital Malawi Project due to delays in procurement processes.

The five-year Digital Malawi Phase 1 was launched in 2017 but is yet to be fully implemented due to delayed procurement for

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