ESCOM loses millions of kwacha to vandals.

The country's power utility body the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi ESCOM says it was failing to reach out to more people due to vandals who have destroyed its property which is said to be costing the company millions of kwacha.

ESCOM's deputy regional manager for the centre David Moses Mbewe spoke in reaction to reports that some people have spent more than three years without being connected to electricity despite applying for the services.

He said about 10 transformers are vandalized each month adding that the parastatal spends about 15 million kwacha on maintenance.

The deputy regional manager said this has led into the company's failure to have enough resources to reach out to more people.

Meanwhile Mbewe has disclosed that plans were underway for the company to be using new technology known as Single Wire Earth Return Sewer which is said to be cheaper.

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