Telecommunication and information systems for assuring business continuity and disaster recovery

The occurrence and impact of natural catastrophe in recent years has proved that even the most prepared Electrical Power Utilities (EPU) experience unexpected difficulties facing these extraordinary situations. This Technical Brochure aims to provide a background for Business Continuity Management (BCM) for EPUs from the perspective of information systems and telecommunications as well as a comparison of experiences and procedures among utilities in order to set guidelines and best practices for the power community. The occurrence and impact of natural catastrophe in recent years has proved that even the most prepared Electrical Power Utilities (EPU) experience unexpected difficulties facing these extraordinary situations. This Technical Brochure aims to provide a background for Business Continuity Management (BCM) for EPUs from the perspective of information systems and telecommunications as well as a comparison of experiences and procedures among utilities in order to set guidelines and best practices for the power community.