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Anatomy of a crisis: why SA is on the brink of rolling blackouts
Eskom has shut down 11 power station units due for major maintenance because it lacks the funds to fix them. This comes as the embattled power utility struggles to find coal to feed its coal-fired power stations — the bulk of its fleet. Moneyweb earlier reported that 11 of Eskom’s 15 coal-fired power
stations have less than the required 20 days’ coal stock — and of those,
five have less than 10 days’ stock.
A hydrogen explosion occurred in an Uninterruptible Power Source (UPS) battery room. The explosion blew a 400 ft2 hole in the roof, collapsed numerous walls and ceilings throughout the building, and significantly damaged a large portion of the 50,000 ft2 building. Fortunately, the computer/data center was vacant at the time and there were no injuries. Read more about the explosion over at hydrogen tools here .
This freeware utility allows monitoring of supporting SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c devices including Cisco. Intended as fast aid for network administrators who need prompt access to current information about state of network equipment. Access STG here (original site) or alternatively here .
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