Kriel Power Station

Kriel Power Station
Location of Kriel Power Station in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
LocationMpumalanga
Coordinates26°15′15″S 29°10′46″E / 26.25417°S 29.17944°E / -26.25417; 29.17944
StatusOperational
Commission date
  • 1979
OwnerEskom
Operator
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Turbine technology
Power generation
Units operational6[1]
Units planned6 × 500 MW
Nameplate capacity3,000 Megawatt[1]

Kriel Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is a coal-fired power plant operated by Eskom. It is located about 4 km from Matla Power Station just outside the town of Kriel (Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga).

In contrast with most other Eskom power stations, the turbine generators at Kriel are each housed in a separate building rather than the more common single turbine hall.

When Kriel was completed in 1979 it was the largest coal-fired power station in the Southern Hemisphere. It was also one of the first stations to be supplied with coal from a fully mechanised coal mine.

History

On 25 July 2022, the entire power station tripped. Eskom said 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 already offline.[2][3]

Power generation

The station has six 500MW units for a total installed capacity of 3,000MW with turbine Maximum Continuous Rating at 36.90%.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "KRIEL POWER STATION". Eskom. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ^ Vermeulen, Jan. "Eskom warns load-shedding could happen at short notice as whole power station trips". Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  3. ^ Raubenheimer, Graeme. "Eskom warns of risk of blackouts after five units trip at Kriel power station". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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