BRIEF-SA's Eskom Says Kendal Power Station's Unit 1 Tripped At 03:44 On Sept. 11 Due To Failure Of The Generator Transformer

* SA'S ESKOM- KENDAL POWER STATION'S UNIT 1 TRIPPED AT 03:44 ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2021 DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE GENERATOR TRANSFORMER

* SA'S ESKOM- DETERMINED THAT GENERATOR TRANSFORMER HAD CAUGHT FIRE; FIRE DAMAGED CABLES TO MAIN COOLING WATER SYSTEM ON WEST SIDE OF POWER STATION * SA'S ESKOM- KENDAL POWER STATION'S UNIT 2 AND UNIT 3 EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VACUUM AND WERE SHUT DOWN UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS

* SA'S ESKOM- ALL PERSONNEL WHO WERE ON SITE WERE EVACUATED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THIS INCIDENT * SA'S ESKOM- FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE GENERATOR TRANSFORMER FIRE

* SA'S ESKOM- KENDAL UNIT 1 WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE DURING THE WEEK Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: [ ]