RENEWAL OF LIQUID FUELS AND GAS LICENCES
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) wishes to advise Liquid Fuel and Gas licensees that all Liquid Fuels and Gas (LFG) 2021/2022 licences will expire on 30th June 2022. Following the change of Malawi Government’s fiscal year, LFG licences that will be renewed for the year…
APPLICATIONS FOR INTERVIEWS FOR ISSUANCE OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION PERMITS
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) invites eligible electrical and renewable energy installers and suppliers to apply for certification interviews to be conducted by the Electrical Installation Permits Committee (IPCO). All Electrical and Renewable Energy Installers and Suppliers who are not yet certified by MERA or…
GUIDANCE ON BUYING FUEL IN CONTAINERS
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) has noted with concern an increase in illegal fuel storage. This does not only violate the law but also endangers lives and property. The Liquid Fuels and Gas Regulations of 2009 provide that a person who wishes to store…
Update on the Landed Costs of Petrol, Diesel and Paraffin
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) is mandated to determine prices of energy sales and services. The key determinants of the landed costs of petroleum products are the exchange rate of the Malawi Kwacha against the United States Dollar and the Free on Board prices…
FUEL prices maintained, sufficient stocks available
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (the Authority) would like to inform the general public that the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Petrol, Diesel and Paraffin have not been revised and that there are adequate fuel stocks in the country. Following an assessment of the effect…
NO NEED TO PANIC: THE COUNTRY HAS SUFFICIENT FUEL STOCKS
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) would like to assure the general public that there are sufficient fuel stocks in the country. There is a total of 22 million and 32 million litres of petrol and diesel, respectively. These volumes translate into 28-days stock cover…
COMMUNITIES ENCOURAGED TO MAKE BETTER RETs CHOICES
By: Mayamiko Chimbali MERA joined Community Energy Malawi (CEM) who in collaboration with Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), Ministry of Energy, and University of Strathclyde organised awareness campaigns in Balaka and Dedza districts to sensitise communities on standards of Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs). The open-air…
(Pursuant to by-law 6 of the Electricity By-laws of 2012) IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR A SINGLE BUYER LICENCE BY POWER MARKET LIMITED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION OF MALAWI LIMITED
The Malawi Government undertook reforms in the Energy Sector that led to unbundling of the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI). Among others, the aims of the unbundling of the ESI were to attract private sector investment into the energy sector and promote efficiency at various levels…
ADVERTISING NOTICE – WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR A SINGLE BUYER LICENCE BY POWER MARKET LIMITED
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) received an application for the issuance of a Single Buyer Licence from Power Market Limited of Private Bag 30990, Lilongwe 3, Malawi, a company incorporated in Malawi and whose registered office is in Lilongwe. MERA placed an advert in…
ELECTRICAL INSTALLERS ADVERT
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) is mandated to regulate the energy sector in in a fair, transparent, efficient and cost-effective manner for the benefit of the consumers and operators. In line with its mandate, MERA promotes safety of supply of electricity. MERA, therefore, would…