A neighbour-reported board of where the power is out in Mzuzu right now — so you can tell if it's just your house or the whole area, with ESCOM's fault line to report it.
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When the power goes in Mzuzu, the first question is always the same: is it just my house, or the whole area? This board lets neighbours answer it for each other. Tap the area you are in to report a cut, and see where else people are reporting one right now.
It is filled in by residents, not ESCOM — so use it alongside ESCOM's fault line below, not instead of it. Each report clears itself after a few hours, so the board empties out when the power comes back.
No power cuts reported right now.
Mzuzu CBD / Central
No reports · Town centre and the main market
Katoto
No reports
Luwinga
No reports · Near Mzuzu University
Chibavi
No reports
Zolozolo
No reports
Chiputula
No reports
Masasa
No reports
Nkhorongo
No reports
Mzilawayingwe
No reports
Chibanja
No reports
Katawa
No reports
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How this works
ESCOM's toll-free fault line is 3030 — free from Airtel and TNM lines. The north is fed by one ageing transmission line, so outages here can run from a few hours to a day or more. ESCOM's website is often down; outage notices also go out on local radio.
Water and power are linked in Mzuzu: NRWB's pumps lose capacity when the electricity is off, so a long outage often means the taps go quiet too. NRWB's fault line is 374 (free from TNM lines).