MCA-Malawi

CONSTRUCTION OF 400kV TOWERS COMPLETED

Erection of towers on the 400 kilovolts (kV) Overhead Transmission Line from Phombeya in Balaka to Nkhoma in Lilongwe is now completed. The last tower was erected on May 31, 2018, marking the end...

NKULA A NOW HAS A REFURBISHED WATER INTAKE

All works related to the rehabilitation or modification of the water Intake at Nkula A are now completed, thanks to the $350.7 million Malawi Compact, courtesy of taxpayers in the United States of...

PHOMBEYA SUBSTATION WEARS NEW OUTLOOK AS CONSTRUCTION WORKS PROGRESS

There is progress in construction works for the 132/400 kilovolts (kV) Transmission substation at Phombeya in Balaka District under the $350.7 million Malawi Power Compact, being funded by the...

MCA-MALAWI COMMISSIONS WEED HARVESTERS AT LIWONDE

MCA-Malawi has successfully achieved one of the many milestone events yet to come under the $350.7 million Malawi Compact. MCA-Malawi has commissioned and handed over two weed harvesters to...

LILONGWE RING SECTION ENERGISED, PAVES WAY FOR BUSINESS PARK PROJECT

A 3-kilometer (Km) stretch of the 32 Km-radius Transmission line in Lilongwe City Center being constructed under the Malawi Compact, has been energized by ESCOM’s power to pave way for the...

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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................