By Chisomo Phiri
The government says it is on track to complete the Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection (MOMA) Project by December this year.
The project, led by the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), has already achieved 69.34% completion.
During a site tour on Wednesday, Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola commended ESCOM for its successful execution of the project and ensured fair compensation for those affected by its implementation.
According to Matola,the project has impacted over 1,000 people, with 31,300 trees destroyed along the 76km stretch in Malawi.
However, on his part, ESCOM Chief Operations Officer, Maxwell Mulimakwenda, highlighted the positive impact on people’s lives, stating that the new shelters built for the affected people have improved their living conditions.
He added that the project has also benefited local communities by constructing 44 houses, 5 boreholes, a health center, a church, a community-based childcare center, school blocks, and planting 52,000 trees and distributing 64,000 fruit trees.
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