Eskom yet to announce impact of power station fire
Eskom is yet to give an update on how a fire at the Kendal Power Station, in the Mpumalanga Province will impact the national electricity grid.
This after the Unit 1 tripped early yesterday morning, due to failure of the generator transformer.
Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha says initial investigations further revealed that the generator transformer had caught fire.
"The fire damaged cables to the main cooling water system on the west side of the station. Units 2 and 3 experienced loss of vacuum and were shut down under controlled conditions", he said"
"All personnel on site were evacuated safely and there were no injuries. Further investigations will be conducted", Mantshantsha said.
