Constraint (event) · Namibia, South Africa
Kokerboom substation fault and Aries-Kokerboom maintenance, October 2026
Record NAM-K-0002 · draft, not yet reviewed by a person
Evidence
Dates: 15 Oct 2026
- partial blackout (central and coastal areas, per the headline) · 15 Oct 2026"The outage, which struck at 01h31, was caused by a fault on the 400kV system at Kokerboom substation"; "Power was restored across the affected network at 01h49, bringing the partial blackout to an end after 18 minutes." "The outage, which struck at 01h31, was caused by a fault on the 400kV system at Kokerboom substation"; "Power was restored across the affected network at 01h49, bringing the partial blackout to an end after 18 minutes."not yet checked by a personNamPower apologises after midnight blackout hits central, coast · article text · not yet checked by a person
- planned interconnector maintenance · target: 17 Oct 2026a planned outage on 17-18 October 2026 of "The 400kV Kokerboom - Aries (South Africa – Namibia) interconnector for maintenance" a planned outage on 17-18 October 2026 of "The 400kV Kokerboom - Aries (South Africa – Namibia) interconnector for maintenance"not yet checked by a personSAPP Monthly Report, August 2026 (R08) · Table 3, p.5 (inferred) · not yet checked by a person
Still unknown
- Whether the 15 October fault involved the Aries-Kokerboom interconnector itself, and whether it affected imports. The report read does not say.
Institutions named
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Reach: 0 cross-border links, 0 blockers, 2 institutions in 2 countries or bodies. Counted from the records.