Eskom gave no clear indication if there will be load shedding on Friday.

The powerhouse released a statement early in the morning saying “We stopped stage 2 load shedding at about 9.30pm last night (Thursday 26 February) but it is important to note that restoration of power takes longer in some areas.

“The electricity supply system remains very vulnerable due to a shortage of generation capacity as several units are currently out of service due to planned and unplanned outages.

“Any unforeseen incident in the power system will thus trigger the implementation of load shedding. This being Eskom’s maintenance season, we expect the power grid to remain constrained for the rest of the summer.

“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience to affected customers and we thank all electricity users for heeding our call to use electricity sparingly.”

Eskom will continue to provide regular updates on the status of the power system through all media platforms.