Firms in the UK have been urged to ensure they have systems in place to allow business continuity in the event of power failures.
Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems provider Chloride said that power cuts increasingly threaten companies, citing a reduced capacity to meet demand as part of the reason for this.
And it noted a recent CapGemini report, which indicated that electricity output has fallen to its lowest level in ten years.
Technical support manager at Chloride Rob Tanzer also pointed to National Grid figures showing that there were 49 instances of power loss to customer premises last year.
"While this highlights the potential risk to business continuity, it must be remembered that brownouts, spikes and surges can all harm sensitive electronic equipment," he remarked.
Earlier this week, SimCorp StrategyLab revealed that risk management is losing status at many UK organizations, with just 31 per cent having structures reporting directly to the board of directors.
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