The Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited (Egenco) is a parastatal company whose primary purpose is to generate electric power for use in Malawi 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 Blantyre, 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 (ESCOM), hitherto the electricity monopoly in the country, was split, with Egenco assuming the role of electricity generation, 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. 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

See also

List of power stations in Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority Energy in Uganda

References

External links Egenco homepage