Eskom GOOD NEWS: Unit 2 of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station back in service

Eskom has shared some good news about Unit 2 of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station returning into service after it encountered problems late last night.

ESKOM QUICKLY REPAIRS TRIPPED KOEBERG UNIT

According to Eskom, around 22:00 on Friday evening, 17 February 2023, the turbine on Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station tripped while replacing a failed electronic turbine protection module.

“The reactor responded to the turbine trip by reducing power and it remained critical, as designed, with no nuclear safety consequences,” the power utility updated.

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GOOD NEWS OUT OF A BAD POWER SITUATION

Eskom says this enabled the unit to be returned to service quickly and the unit was resynchronized to the grid just before 07:00 this morning (Saturday, 18 February).
“Over the course of the day the unit will increase power back up to the full load,” the power utility shared the good news.
The unit had been online for an uninterrupted 145 days when this occurred.

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LOAD SHEDDING REMAINS IN FORCE

However, this does not mean the country is exempted from load shedding. The power utility reminded customers that we remain on Stage 4 load shedding until further notice.

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On Sunday, 12 February, Eskom announced Stage 4 load shedding which is set be implemented at 16:00 – 05:00 daily, while Stage 3 load shedding will be implemented at 05:00 – 16:00 daily until further notice.
A further update will be published as soon as any significant changes occur.

This is a developing story. An update will be published as and when the schedule is available.

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