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SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF WOOD POLES (MALAWI ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT)

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SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF WOOD POLES (MALAWI ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT)

The Government of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP) to be implemented by The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM). ESCOM intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Delivery of Wooden Poles. Country: Malawi Name of Project: Malawi Electricity Access Project Contract Title: Supply and Delivery of Wood Poles Loan No.: IDA63790 Reference No.: MW-ESCOM-196048-GO-RFB Date…

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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN MALAWI IS THREATENED BY WEAK GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IN ESCOM

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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY IN MALAWI IS THREATENED BY WEAK GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IN ESCOM

Although government fully controls the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) as a statutory body, the institution is, in fact, a private company limited by shares and is incorporated under the country’s Companies Act 1984. This confused legal entity status for the organisation, according to documents Weekend Nation has seen, creates governance problems. The documents indicate Escom was registered at the Registrar of Companies as a private company with registration number 5081 after changing from Electricity Supply…

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