Andiamo will not have electricity for seven hours on 11, 12, 14 and 15 June, 2012. This is according to the load shedding programme released by Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), this is due to “insufficient generation capacity”.
Andiamo Secondary School Students coming out of examination hall
According to the programme released in a local newspaper of The Nation, Andiamo will not have electricity from 05:30 – 12:30 on 11, 12 and 14 except on 15 June when there will be no electricity from 17:30 – 20:30 local time. Other affected places in Balaka include Kankao, Balaka Town, Sosola, Chingeni, Manjawira, Senzani, Nsipe and Cotton Ginnery.
These blackouts are a blow to Form Two students who are currently writing their Junior Certificate Examinations which they started on 5 June and expect to finish on 13 June, 2011.