Government turns to household solar
By Wezzie Gausi: The government has opened the national electricity grid to households, businesses and institutions generating solar power, allowing them to supply the excess to the grid. Energy Minister Jean Mathanga made the announcement yesterday during the official launch of the net Metering Rules and e-Mobility Regulatory Framework in Lilongwe City. The development comes at a time Malawi’s installed electricity generation capacity stands at approximately 564 megawatts (mw), which remains inadequate to meet the country’s growing electricity demand. “Despite the progress made in expanding generation capacity, electricity supply remains inadequate to meet the country’s growing demand. “We must, therefore, explore innovative and complementary approaches to increase electricity generation…
