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How to use plugs from Antigua in Malawi

Plugs, sockets, adapters and other information needed for travelling from Antigua to Malawi in this page. If you want a report for other countries, re-start the wizard to find to electric adapters for your trip here.

Quick Chart at-a-glance

  Antigua Malawi  
Voltage: 230V. 230V. icons/teeth.gif  
Plugs Type: A, B. G. icons/exclamation2.gif  
Hertz: 60Hz. 50Hz. icons/note.gif  

If you are electrical savvy, perhaps the previous chart is all you need. If this is not the case, you can continue reading and discover what the chart is saying!

Plugs and Sockets at each country

In Antigua the following plugs are used: (includes Saint John’s.)

Antigua' Plug Type A Antigua' Plug Type B
Plug Type A Plug Type B
Antigua' Outlet Type A Antigua' Outlet Type B
Outlet Type A Outlet Type B

... and in Malawi you will use: (includes Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu, Nkhata Bay, Zomba, Mulanje, Livingstonia.)

Malawi' Plug Type G
Plug Type G
Malawi' Outlet Type G
Outlet Type G

Voltage

Exact voltage

Perfect! This is very good! You will not need any sort of voltage adapter (they are always big, heavy and they can't handle too much energy. i.e. might have problems with hairdryers). You can plug your devices to the electric network grid in Malawi without requiring a voltage adapter.

Plugs Type

Different plug systems

Different plug systems

Sorry, none of the plugs used in both countries are common. You will definitelly need plug adapters, please continue reading for more information.

Adapters

Lists of adapters you can use in your travel:

Adapter: generic

front view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M from Antigua in outlets type G from Malawi back view of generic adapter to use plugs type A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M from Antigua in outlets type G from Malawi
Front Back

This adapter allows you to use plugs type: A, B, C, D, E, F, I, M into outlets type: G.

This is a very cheap adapter without loose terminal and finger protection; it does have earth pass-though (good); but no good grip because of so many different supported plugs. We recommend to use a more expensive option if available.

Adapters you can buy

You can buy the following multi-purpose adapters from Amazon. Please also take a look at the recommended gadgets for your trip.

Hertz

No equal Hertz

This is not a big issue. Unless you are using an electric alarm clock or some motors when speed is an issue. Explanation: Some alarm clocks uses the frequency of electricity network to measure time. So, time shifts could be experimented. Almost every home electronic device works perfectly with different Hertz.

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