Malawi Energy Power Restoration Project: Kapichira Dam Rehabilitation and Strengthening
Malawi Energy Restoration Project is an emergency project that is aimed at rehabilitating the Kapichira dam to enable power generation. The Malawi Government with loan of $44.4 million from the World Bank intents to implement this project as a matter of emergency.
The project aims to restore power generation at Kapichira Powerstation. Kapichira Dam was destroyed by Cycle Ana during the January 2022 floods
Lack of supporting feasibility study
Lack of environmental impact assessment
Lack of social Impact assessment
Lack of cost benefit analysis
Public consultation meetings not held
Limited competition
Lack of maintenance plans