South Africa, and Malawi’s low labour costs
investing in the garment/textile industry would
be a smart choice for foreign investors.
*Light goods manufacturing: Malawi
imports most of its light goods equipment such
as household electrical fittings (e.g cables,
plugs, switches) and engineering materials, e.g.
steel-based products. Investors are therefore
invited to invest in this sector to reduce current
imports and save foreign exchange.
5-Infrastructure: Infrastructure is one of
the key prerequisites for economic growth. It
is a key component for creating an enabling
environment for private sector driven growth
and provision of timely and quality social
services. It is envisaged that the development
of the prioritized infrastructure will contribute
to the realization of sustained economic
development for Malawi.
Specifi c Investment Opportunities:
• Transport and Logistics System
• Water Development
• Housing and Urban Development
6-Energy: This industry is crucial as
it supports other industries for sustainable
economic growth and infrastructure
development. Huge private investment is
required to meet increasing energy demand
for both household and industry use.
Hydroelectricity, fossil fuels and biomass
are the most used energy sources in Malawi.
The Government is inviting local and foreign
investors to invest in the following areas;
Specifi c Investment Opportunities
• Hydro generation, distribution and
transmission
• Solar energy
• Wind energy
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Fuel storage and oil pipeline facilities
Thermal power plant
Biomass Stoves
Biogas and RPG
Conduct feasibility studies for possible
hydro generation sites
7-Information & Communication
Technology (ICT): Information is a vital
resource for all mankind throughout all stages
of life. It is therefore important that information
should be made available in a form that is
applicable and usable, and at the right time.
Challenges in the sector include: low usage
and adoption of electronic and online services;
lack of eff ective regulatory frameworks; high
communication costs; high printing costs;
lack of coordination and collaboration on
ICT infrastructure development; intermittent
availability of service, low geographic coverage;
low local content in terms of provision of
information; inadequate institutional and
human capacity and low usage of modern
broadcasting technology.
8-Forestry: Malawi has large forest
plantations which are mainly; Nyika Plateau
at Chelinda, Dedza, Mulanje mountain, Zomba
plateau and Chikangawa.
Specifi c Investment Opportunities:
• Value addition to the country’s vast
forest resources via the manufacturing
of timber and timber-based such as
blackboards, cheap boards, plywood
• Opportunities are also there to develop
new forests.
• Log and logging supply agreements
for harvesting and cutting of existing
timber.
Source: Malawi Investment & Trade Centre
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