Malawi: Uprating of Nkula A set to start
Issue 344
- 21 Apr 2017
| 1 minute read
Rehabilitation and repowering of the Nkula A hydropower plant on the Shire River is to begin in June, the newly established state power producer Electricity Generation Company of Malawi (Egenco) has announced. The upgrading works, which are scheduled to be completed by July 2018, will add 12MW to the current installed capacity of 24MW and extend the operating lifespan of the 50-year-old run-of-river station.
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