Malawi has started importing power from Mozambique as part of efforts to mitigate the power deficit that has seen Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) rationing power to its customers.<\/p>\n
Malawi is currently experiencing a power deficit of 115 megawatts caused by reduced water levels in Lake Malawi and subsequent low flows in the Shire River where the country taps power for hydro-electric power generation.<\/p>\n
Minister of Energy, Natural Resources and Mining, Bright Msaka, told Parliament last week that Malawi started importing power from Mozambique in January this year.<\/p>\n
The Minister said so far, the country is importing eight megawatts which is coming into the country through the Mandimba, Makanjira route.<\/p>\n
Msaka could, however, not disclose how much the country is paying for the imported power.<\/p>\n
He also disclosed that Malawi plans to import at least 10 megawatts of power from Zambia through Chipata.<\/p>\n
The development comes at a time when studies continue on the much anticipated Malawi-Mozambique interconnector. Currently, a fresh study is underway, assessing the environmental and social impact as well as viability of the interconnection agreement.<\/p>\n
The project to interconnect Mozambique and Malawi involves the construction of a 400 kilovolt power transmission line stretching over 210 kilometres, from the Matambo substation in Tete to Phombeya in Balaka.<\/p>\n
The interconnection, which should be completed by 2020, is seen as a solution to the prevailing energy supply woes in the country.<\/p>\n
Through the project, the two countries agreed to take advantage of the Southern Africa Power Pool, a body established to co-ordinate matters of regional power integration under the Southern African Development Community, by interconnecting their power systems for shared energy resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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