The power utility’s ecent failure at Kriel Power Station raises questions about its awareness of fire risks highlighted in ...

When functional, Kriel’s Unit 6 contributes 475 MW to the power grid. With this unit temporarily offline, total unplanned outages stand at 8 483 MW, still 4 517 MW below the base case for the ...

A fire has damaged unit 6 at Eskom’s ageing Kriel power station in Mpumalanga. The incident was caused by a burst oil pipe.

Unit 6 at Kriel Power Station was on fire last night. (Photo supplied). A fire at unit 6 at Kriel Power Station last night had everyone keeping an eye for load-shedding schedules. Eskom ...

Kriel Power Station Unit 6 contributes 475MW to the power grid. With this unit temporarily offline, total unplanned outages ...

The blast affected Unit 6 of the power station located in Mpumalanga. The facility has  a total capacity of 3,000 MW.

A major fire has reportedly broken out at Kriel Power Station in Mpumalanga over the weekend and it is likely to have started after an explosion of the power station’s coal-fire generating Unit 6.

With an available generation capacity of 28 883MW and a peak demand forecast of 26 321MW for tonight, Eskom is ...

Power utility Eskom says the fire that broke out at unit 6 of the Kriel power station on Sunday will not impact its power supply and load shedding remains off the table. On Sunday, 3 November 2024 ...

Eskom doesn’t yet know how long it will take to return Kriel Power Station Unit 6 to service. Eskom says Kriel Power Station’s Unit 6 generator will not be offline for long after catching fire in ...