Furthermore, other stakeholders and companies that were sensitive to changes in electricity tariffs were invited to the public hearings These included the Manufacturing Circle, the Energy Intensive User Group of Southern Africa (EIUG), Free State Gold Fields Chamber of Commerce (FSCC), the National Foundry Technology Network (NFTN), Silicon Technology, Scaw Metals Group, the Apparel Manufacturers of South Africa (AMSA), the Eastern Cape Socio Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC), National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa National (Naamsa), National Association of Automobile Component and Allied Manufacturers (Naacam), Ford Motor Company of South Africa, and Shatterprufe.