Eskom says due to the loss of generating capacity, loadshedding may be implemented at short notice.

Electrical faults tripped five generating units at Kriel Power Station this morning, 25 July 2022, removing 2 000 MW from the system.

The fault appears to be related to the heavy mist in the area, and is under investigation.

The first fault caused units 1, 2 and 3 of the power station to trip, while the second fault tripped units 4 and 5. Unit 6 was offline at the time.

While some generation units at other power stations are expected to return to service during the day, these will take time to load to full capacity.

Eskom says should there be any further loss of generation capacity during the day, or some units fail to return to service as anticipated, loadshedding may be required to be implemented at short notice.

Currently 1 018MW of capacity is unavailable due to planned maintenance, while another 17 022MW of capacity is
unavailable due to breakdowns.