Energy levels were stabilising and no more load shedding was expected to be performed over the weekend, Eskom said on Friday.
Eskom spokesperson Fani Zulu said there had been no load shedding so far on Friday as the demand for power had been reduced.
”Both the increase in temperatures and energy-saving methods by South Africans have contributed to no load shedding today [Friday].
”We are comfortable that there will be no load shedding over the weekend,” Zulu said,
However, if the demand for electricity began to rise then load shedding would have to take place, he said.
According to Eskom, people are heeding the call to save power and this has been seen in energy usage patterns.
”We are seeing people become more conservative in their consumption of power. Energy patterns show that from after 9pm many people are switching off their geysers — which is making a difference,” he said.
On Thursday about 200-million litres of raw sewage spilled into the Apies, Hennops and Pienaars rivers and this was as a result of load shedding.
”We have seen the spillage and we would like to apologise to everybody that was affected. But people need to know that load shedding is only done if the demand for energy becomes too great.”
”In most provinces load shedding is new and they have to learn to cope because we might reach a stage of a national blackout if we do not become energy efficient,” he said. — Sapa