To reduce the devastating effect of power outages, the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber has rallied manufacturers in the city to take part in a 24-hour voluntary load-shedding pilot project which allows companies to operate with fewer disruptions caused by daily outages.

According to the schedule, manufacturers — such as VWSA and Continental Tyre SA —  operate on an eight-day rotational basis, with plants off for one day on stage 5 load-shedding and two days on stage 6 and upwards...