The Department in collaboration with relevant stakeholders undertakes quality research that is relevant to society, the economy and the environment. The Departments research areas are vast so as to enable us to provide balanced insight into energy problems pertinent to Malawi. This is reflected in the major research focus areas, which are outlined below:
Most power plants have long useful lives of as long as more than 30 years after construction, however, technologies keep on evolving to become more effective and efficient – as a result old power plants have to be rehabilitated and upgraded with modern technology. Considering that most power plants in Malawi are hydro based, and were commissioned more than 30 years ago, the Department has intensified development of new power plants in both hydro and other sources of energy like solar, geothermal and coal. Renewable Energy technologies are new in Malawi, as such initiatives below have been adopted to sensitize and increase awareness of these clean technologies.
