Malawi Government committed to Compact implementation as the Kapichira plant is commissioned
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The Government of Malawi continues to show commitment to the implementation of the MCA Compact as it commissioned the Kapichira Hydro power plant in Chikhwawa. Completions and commissioning of Kapichira was one of the conditions precedence for the Compact to enter into force. The Government submitted the completion schedule for the power plant prior to EIF on September 20, 2014.
“This hydropower plant is complimentary and contributes significantly to the success and viability of the Infrastructure Development Project because upgrading Transmission and Distribution network alone (under the MCC Compact fund) will be meaningless without having enough power to meet the estimated energy demand,” Infrastructure Development Project Director, Felix Nkhoma says.
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MCA-Malawi breaks MCC record
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 Entering Into Force (EIF) is one of the milestones to achieve under the five year implementation calendar. For MCA-Malawi, the target was beyond EIF, to get the First Quarterly Disbursement (FDQ) and commence project implementation soon after EIF. This has been achieved making MCA-Malawi the first Compact to EIF and get first disbursement concurrently.
“To be the first country to EIF and access the first quarterly funding speaks volumes about the commitment and collaboration among the energy sector stakeholders including the Ministry of Energy and its technical department, ESCOM and MERA and of course MCA-Malawi,” said Dr Winford Masanjala Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Energy.
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Government of Malawi for successful project implementation
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The Exchange of Letters between the Government of Malawi and the US Government on September 20, 2013 was not enough for Government to prove its commitment to project implementation. As soon as the two governments exchanged letters, the Ministry of Energy represented by the Principal Secretary Dr Winford Masanjala and MCA-Malawi’s CEO, Ms Susan Banda signed the Semi Annual Review (SAR) Guidelines Document.
The SAR process is one way of operationalizing the Paris Declaration principles of managing for results as well as mutual accountability between MCC and the Government of Malawi. This process creates a platform through which the Government of Malawi and MCC will jointly supervise, through specific indicators, progress on the implementation of the Government’s Power Sector Reform Agenda;
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