Cape Town - Eskom has plunged the country into darkness after load shedding was escalated to stage 3 at 18:15 and is expected to last to 22:00.
Any
unexpected changes on the vulnerable and constrained power system could
lead to a change in the load shedding stage at short notice, it said.
"Eskom would like to assure customers that load shedding is implemented as a necessary measure to protect the power system and to ensure that maintenance is carried out in order to guarantee that our supply of electricity can be maintained in the long term.
"As
we are currently experiencing cold weather conditions across the
country, we urge electricity users to consider energy efficient ways of
keeping warm," said Eskom.