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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola has expressed concern over delays by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) to clear the backlog of applications under the Malawi Electricity Access Project (MEAP).<\/p>\n

Matola made the remarks on Wednesday when he paid a surprise visit to ESCOM Offices at Game Complex and Power House located in Old Town in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n

He said his visit follows an incident where a gentleman who decided to splash out urine due to frustration that ESCOM took ages to connect its customers to its greed.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people applied for electricity in Malawi under the project in 2016 few were connected while some of them until today have not been connected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Matola said he was not impressed looking at the figures of those who have been assisted hence the sudden visit on how they are handling the applicants and complaints.<\/p>\n

Apart from MEAP issues, Matola also visited the Power Station where faults are handled.<\/p>\n

He urged workers to give good customer care when answering queries from people as well as avoiding indulging into politics.<\/p>\n

He however assured Malawians that the President Lazurus Chakwera and his Tonse led government is doing everything possible to make sure people are connected to electricity.<\/p>\n

ESCOM Regional Manager for the Centre George Matukuta acknowledged that they are indeed genuine complaints and others emanating from lack of knowledge.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will improve in communication with the customers so that they should know what we are doing and addressing the short falls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Matukuta added that the utility company has been assured of resources to clear the backlog in MEAP and other projects.<\/p>\n

According to him, in MEAP project, ESCOM is aspiring to connect 180,000 customers with a backlog of 72000 but reduced it to 35,000 nationwide.<\/p>\n

Headteacher at Mtemambalame Secondary School, Forget Chiphale, who brought his complaint at ESCOM said he is yet to be assisted of electricity connection of teachers\u2019 houses at the school.<\/p>\n

\u201cESCOM connected only houses five houses leaving out six houses. We have been coming here with this complaint for so many times but to no avail,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Chiphale was optimistic that the minister\u2019s visit will speed up the connection to the houses at the school.<\/p>\n

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