Malawi

Supporting to increase electricity access and improve energy security and reliability

Request for Quotes

All RFQ submissions and/or communications must be shared via email to felix.khembo@energyalliance.org and contractsgeappafrica@energyalliance.org in line with the timeline stated above. The following title “RFQ No. GEA-MW/2026/01” should be included in the subject line of all communications with LOT number if consultant is only interested in one LOT.

Key Activity

Date

Issue Date

06-Aug-2026

Submission of Applicant Questions

13-Aug-2026 (15:00 CAT)

Responses to Applicant Questions

17-Aug-2026

Deadline for RFQ Submissions

23-Aug-2026 (15:00 CAT)

 

 

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Let's change energy in Malawi

Supporting the Government of Malawi’s commitment to increase energy access and drive agro-industrialization and job creation

Malawi’s population of 20 million is served by a ~540 MW grid, with a vulnerable power system and electricity access rates of ~20%; 45% in cities and 5% in rural areas, hindering economic development. Climate change is further impacting Malawi’s hydro- dominated generation mix, with declining river flows, cyclones, and flash floods posing risks to the major hydropower stations.

By 2030, Malawi aims to increase electricity access from the current 20% to 100%, with more than 50% connected to the grid.

2030 Targets

3 million

People with improved access

6,000

Jobs and livelihoods improved

60,000

tCO2 of carbon emission averted

Solutions for Malawi

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Deploying Battery Energy Storage Systems to strengthen grids and enable them to rapidly adopt high levels of least-cost, variable renewable energy
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Pilot Programmes

Design, test and later scale, transformative approaches including utility scale renewables, fossil fuel decommissioning, transmission and distribution, productive use of energy, green industrialization, and e-mobility
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“Malawi is proud to join Global Energy Alliance and reaffirm our commitment to ensuing everyone, everywhere has equitable access to reliable, affordable energy. Together our work across the clean energy ecosystem: supporting utility-scale clean energy storage, building decentralized renewable energy to increase agricultural productivity, and developing integrated energy planning, will help transform our country’s economic development.”
—H.E. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera,
President, Malawi

Prebid site meeting for the Malawi BESS project. The photo above shows site meeting participants and potential bidders visiting the BESS site.

Say YES to BESS

The vision for Global Energy Alliance program in Malawi is to accelerate the deployment of the 1,000 MW of renewables by 2030. This includes 300 distributed systems (mini grids to power productive use) by 2026 to expand electricity access, improve jobs and livelihoods, cut the cost of power for institutions, agriculture hubs, businesses, and households while averting carbon emissions.

Championing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) are key strategies to accelerating renewables uptake by the grid.

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Meet Our Experts

  • Collen Zalengera
    Country Director, Malawi & Zambia
    Malawi
  • Felix Khembo
    Utility Manager, Africa
    Malawi
Our Team