ESCOM appeals for public help after 138 vandalism cases in six months
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ESCOM appeals for public help after 138 vandalism cases in six months
This article was originally published on Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) has recorded 138 cases of vandalism to its infrastructure between October 2025 and March 2026 and is appealing to Malawians to help protect transformers and other critical assets. ESCOM Publicist Pilirani Phiri said escalating attacks on infrastructure are undermining progress in stabilizing the power sup…
Vandals wage war at Escom
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited has appealed for assistance from the public to curb vandalism of its infrastructure that is costing the parastatal about K3 billion annually to replace. Between October 2025 and March this year, Escom said it has recorded 138 cases that left 40 transformers and other equipment such as copper cables and coils, high-voltage cable lines, wooden poles, bolts and tower members vandalised. In Ap…
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