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Cape Town - Eskom said late on Thursday night that the power emergency has been lifted, but has warned consumers to use electricity sparingly.
Eskom said electricity was restored to all areas, after the emergency had been lifted at 22:00.
Eskom also later tweeted a plea to consumers to use electricity sparingly.
The stage two power cut plan aims at saving up to 2000MW.
Spokesperson Andrew Etzinger was not immediately available for comment.
Sapa reported that at 06:00 on Thursday Eskom announced a power emergency caused by heavy rains, which wet its coal stocks.
Large industrial customers were asked to reduce consumption by 10% and the public were asked to conserve electricity to help ease demand on the power grid.
In Tshwane, power was cut for about two hours on Thursday. The areas affected included Waterkloof, Pumulani, Koedoespoort, Tonnel, Mayville, Highlands, Soshanguve, Montana, Rosslyn, and Pretoria North.
Johannesburg's affected areas included Hillbrow, Berea, Houghton, Parktown, Rosebank, Hyde Park, Inanda, Alexandra, Rembrandt Park, Sunningdale, and Lombardy.
The City of Cape Town initiated "stage three" power cuts and suburbs in Port Elizabeth were also affected by it.
On Friday morning, Johannesburg City Power issued a load shedding schedule as a precaution.
Spokesperson Sol Masolo said: "As we speak, now there is no load shedding. We have the schedule just in case [the emergency resumes]".
Eskom said electricity was restored to all areas, after the emergency had been lifted at 22:00.
Power has been restored in all areas. #Eskom thanks you for assisting with stabilising the power system.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 6, 2014
Eskom also later tweeted a plea to consumers to use electricity sparingly.
Please continue to use electricity sparingly and wisely. https://t.co/TKAj9rFT8s
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) March 6, 2014"There are no plans for any Loadshedding today - however this may change and we will inform the public". AE Eskom
— Leanne Manas (@LeanneManas) March 7, 2014
The stage two power cut plan aims at saving up to 2000MW.
Spokesperson Andrew Etzinger was not immediately available for comment.
Sapa reported that at 06:00 on Thursday Eskom announced a power emergency caused by heavy rains, which wet its coal stocks.
Large industrial customers were asked to reduce consumption by 10% and the public were asked to conserve electricity to help ease demand on the power grid.
In Tshwane, power was cut for about two hours on Thursday. The areas affected included Waterkloof, Pumulani, Koedoespoort, Tonnel, Mayville, Highlands, Soshanguve, Montana, Rosslyn, and Pretoria North.
Johannesburg's affected areas included Hillbrow, Berea, Houghton, Parktown, Rosebank, Hyde Park, Inanda, Alexandra, Rembrandt Park, Sunningdale, and Lombardy.
The City of Cape Town initiated "stage three" power cuts and suburbs in Port Elizabeth were also affected by it.
On Friday morning, Johannesburg City Power issued a load shedding schedule as a precaution.
Spokesperson Sol Masolo said: "As we speak, now there is no load shedding. We have the schedule just in case [the emergency resumes]".
