MCA-Malawi

An aerial view of new Nkhoma substation

Government is ready to ‘nurture and sustain’ the investments in the power sector under the $350.7 million Malawi Compact, a senior government official has said. Principal Secretary...

‘GOVT READY TO SUSTAIN MCC INVESTMENTS IN POWER SECTOR’

Government is ready to ‘nurture and sustain’ the investments in the power sector under the $350.7 million Malawi Compact, a senior government official has said. Principal Secretary...

USA SAYS REFORMS KEY TO INCREASED POWER SUPPLY

United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer says with exactly 57 days remaining before the compact ends, there are several outstanding elements of the power sector reform...

MCA-MALAWI COMMISSIONS THREE POWER SUBSTATIONS

Millennium Challenge Account-Malawi (MCA-Malawi) has energized three distribution and one transmission substations under the United States (US) government-funded $350.7 million Malawi Compact....

NEW SCADA BRINGS HOPE TO MALAWI’S POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

The pictures below depict the newly-installed Supervisory Control, and Data Acquisition system (SCADA) at ESCOM's National Control Centre (NCC) at Chichiri in Blantyre. This new system has replaced...

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Escom Infrastructure

Infrastructure Development

To improve the availability, reliability , and quality of the power supply by increasing the throughput capacity and stability of the national electricity grid and increasing efficiency of hydropower generation through investment in Infrastructure Development Project.

Power Sector Reform

To create an enabling environment for future expansion of the power sector by strengthening sector institutions and enhancing regulation and governance of the sector through investment in the Power Sector Reform Project

impact of siltation @ Nkula A & B

Environmental Management

To mitigate the growing problems of aquatic weed infestation and excessive sedimentation in the Shire River Basin to reduce the costly distruptions to Malawi's hydropower generation through investment in Environmental and Natural Resource Management Project.

Community sensitization

Cross-Cutting Support

MCA-Malawi structure has a number of sections which serve a function of support for effective implementation of the Malawi Compact. This section provides relevant information and reports on the functions of Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Gender Assessment and Administration.

Project Benefits

Malawi’s $350.7 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact is a single-sector program designed to contribute to Malawi’s efforts in reducing poverty through sustainable economic growth. It is estimated that approximately one million Malawians................