TROPICAL STORM ANA CAUSED BILLIONS OF DAMAGES IN MALAWI

Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) says it needs about K18 billion to restore and repair the damage at Kapichira Hydro Power Station which supplies about 129.6 megawatts (MW) to the national grid.

Egenco chief executive officer William Liabunya said this on Saturday during a tour at the station by the newly-appointed Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola to appreciate the damage at the power station.

The station, located in Chikwawa District, suffered extensive damage, particularly at its intake dam following the flooding of the Shire River due to Tropical Storm Ana. This has forced Egenco to shut down the power station.

Liabunya said the repair of the damage to the dam structure, which is part of the dam wall that was made to direct part of the water to the machine and the process of restoring the plant, is a costly and lengthy exercise.

Source: mwnation.com

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