Matla Power Station

2022 - 12 - 14

SEE | Fuel leak causes fire at Eskom's Matla power station (News24)

A unit at Eskom's Matla power station in Mpumalanga suffered a fire incident on Wednesday afternoon as a result of a fuel oil leak. RiotAndAttackSA.

According to sources at the power utility, spilled fuel oil ignited and started a fire at the power station's unit 6 boiler, resulting in damage to electrical cables at the 3 600MW plant. The fuel oil was isolated and a fire team extinguished the fire. A unit at Eskom's Matla power station in Mpumalanga suffered a fire incident on Wednesday afternoon as a result of a fuel oil leak.

De Ruyter gives Matla power station fire damage report (MyBroadband)

Several videos circulating on social media showed a large plume of black smoke rising from the power station on Wednesday, suggesting a large fire had ...

De Ruyter added that there was no indication of foul play in the incident at this stage, but that the utility would fully investigate to confirm this. “The damage to the unit is not severe — it’s mainly cabling, there is no structural damage — and our teams are hard at work to the return to service,” De Ruyter said. De Ruyter said the damage to the unit was not as substantial as it appeared.

SA's electricity crisis | Fire breaks out at Matla Power Station (eNCA)

JOHANNESBURG - A fire broke out at Matla Power Station just outside of Kriel in Mpumalanga on Wednesday. It's believed a fuel system leak on one of the oil ...

Matla Power Station catches fire after suspected fuel leak (Independent Online)

Electricity lines running through the Karoo. A fire broke out at Matla power station in Mpumalanga, causing extensive damage to a unit. Picture: Henk Kruger/ ...

“Since Tuesday morning, a unit each at Camden, Kriel, Majuba, Matla and Duvha power stations were taken off-line for repairs and planned maintenance. A generating unit each at Grootvlei, Camden, Kriel, and Majuba power stations have since returned to service. In addition, the delay in returning to service a generating unit each at Arnot, Duvha and Hendrina power stations contributed to the capacity constraints,” Eskom said.

Matla suffers damage after a suspected fuel leak | Witbank News (Witbank News)

Eskom is dominating the headlines with bad news. This time, a fire at Matla Power Station paints a bleak picture.

[news](https://witbanknews.co.za/204715/driver-and-his-boss-in-trouble-for-swapping-coal/) earlier this month when a truck driver and his supervisor from a transport company subcontracted to haul coal to Eskom were [arrested.](https://www.eskom.co.za/a-coal-truck-driver-and-his-supervisor-arrested-for-coal-theft-at-matla-power-station/) He further alleged that he was acting on the instructions of his supervisor when he proceeded to the Rondebult coal yard to exchange the coal. Matla Power Station was also in the Eskom said a unit was taken offline at the power stations for repairs and maintenance. Initial reports are that spilt fuel oil ignited and started a fire at the power station, which led to damage to electrical cables. Matla Power Station suffered damage to electrical cables after a fire started at the power utility.

Matla Power station in Mpumalanga goes up in flames (The South African)

Videos of thick smoke emanating from the Matla power station have flooded social media sparking fear of a further strain on the grid.

[Matla power station](https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/see-fuel-leak-causes-fire-at-eskoms-matla-power-station-20221214) have flooded social media sparking fear of a further strain on the grid. Since Tuesday morning, a unit each at Camden, Kriel, Majuba and Duvha power stations were taken offline for repairs and planned maintenance. [Eskom](https://www.eskom.co.za/) has announced that loadshedding will be reduced to Stage 4 from 5 am on Thursday morning until 5pm on Sunday. Thereafter Stage 3 loadshedding will be implemented on Sunday. Matla Power station goes up in flames. Videos of thick smoke emanating from the Matla power station have flooded social media sparking fear of a further strain on the grid.