Return-Path: <sentto-279987-5194-1029504700-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:33:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 20389 invoked by uid 510); 16 Aug 2002 13:30:11 -0000 Received: from n15.grp.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.66.70) by all.net with SMTP; 16 Aug 2002 13:30:11 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-5194-1029504700-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.199] by n15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 16 Aug 2002 13:31:41 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_7_4); 16 Aug 2002 13:31:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 68894 invoked from network); 16 Aug 2002 13:31:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m6.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 16 Aug 2002 13:31:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.72.152) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Aug 2002 13:31:40 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g7GDWb812537 for iwar@onelist.com; Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:32:37 -0700 Message-Id: <200208161332.g7GDWb812537@red.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 06:32:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [iwar] [fc:Computer.glitch.behind.worst.blackout.in.decade] Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=DIFFERENT_REPLY_TO version=2.20 X-Spam-Level: Computer glitch behind worst blackout in decade By Krist Boo, The Straits Times, 8/15/2002 <a href="http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,137582,00.html">http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/primenews/story/0,1870,137582,00.html>? A COMPUTER glitch caused the blackout that paralysed parts of Singapore for 90 minutes last Monday, said power regulator Energy Market Authority yesterday. It added that a group made up of seven officials from the authority and various power companies will meet starting this week to review operations and come up with ways to prevent a recurrence of such an incident, seen as the country's worst blackout in 10 years. The group, which includes representatives from the four companies whose generators tripped on Aug 5, has been given a month to present its findings, said the authority's chief executive, Mr Khoo Chin Hean. It is not clear what went wrong in Indonesian natural-gas supplier West Natuna's computer system during a routine check on Aug 5, but this malfunction prompted an emergency valve to close, cutting off the flow of the gas to one of two Singapore providers of the fuel, SembCorp Gas. The lack of gas tripped seven power plants. As a result, there was an 8 per cent shortfall in the amount of electricity needed. The lapse forced SembCorp to slice 20 per cent off its gas price for three hours after the blackout, but West Natuna refused to say how much it is compensating the Singapore company. So far, the authority has not decided if it will calculate how much the power failure cost the economy. It said businesses seeking compensation can do so through legal channels, as 'these are commercial issues bound by contracts'. Changi airport, the MRT system and hospitals were not affected by the cut, but Singaporeans in at least 228 residential blocks, offices and industrial buildings were. One way to prevent a recurrence, said Mr Khoo, is for Singapore to diversify its energy sources, something the island was doing even before last week's blackout. Next year, it will start buying natural gas from Sumatra. This will reduce the number of gas-power plants now reliant on the gas from Indonesia's Natuna and Malaysia's Petronas companies. He said: 'At least if one pipe line is disrupted, the number of plants affected will be fewer.' About 40 per cent of the total energy used here is generated by nine gas-powered plants, while the rest is provided by 16 oil-powered ones. Natural gas is expected to be used to produce half the island's electricity by 2004, because it is cleaner than diesel. Singapore is also studying the use of liquefied natural gas, and the pooling of different natural-gas sources into one network. This last will allow suppliers to make good others' shortfall. Meanwhile, those involved in the recent power blackout will not be penalised, though the regulator can fine, as well as issue warnings to electricity providers for lapses. 'We are not trigger happy,' said Mr Khoo, adding that at this point the authority does not believe the blackout was caused through the licensees' negligence. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/RN.GAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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