- The dam was severely affected by the tropical storm.
- Malawi’s electricity generation has declined by 30 per cent.
The Electricity Generation Company (Egenco) officials have announced that the utility requires US$22 million to fix the Kapichira Hydropower Station in Chikhwawa, Malawi. According to Egenco CEO William Liabunya, it will take approximately six months to repair the dam that stores water for the Kapichira Hydropower station.
Liabunya said that tropical storm Ana has caused enormous damage to the dam, and over US$22 million is needed to repair the hydro-power station. Liabunya made this known when Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola inspected the destroyed dam.
Matola has since called for cooperated efforts among Malawians and the donor community to rehabilitate and resume operations at the hydro station. The destruction of the dam and the subsequent shutdown of Kapichira Station means that Malawi has lost production of around 130 megawatts of electricity.