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Tower Three Annual Power Shut Down

Testing building emergency generators' capability in compliance with City of Sydney Council's requirements

As part of the mandatory annual compliance requirements for the City of Sydney Council, the 2020, Tower Three Annual Power Shut Down test has been scheduled for Saturday 18 July 2020, 11:30 PM until Sunday 19 July 2020, 06:00 AM.

The test will involve the full shutdown of main electricity supply to Tower Three, and is designed to test the capability of the building’s emergency generators upon loss of mains power from the electricity grid.

We’ll also be conducting essential switchboard maintenance at the same time.

Tower Three power generators will supply essential services only. Once the testing of the generator and switch-over process has been confirmed, power will remain down so the switchboard maintenance can occur.

The systems that will remain online (that are connected to the Emergency Generator Supply) are:

  • Fire Fighting Essential Services
  • Common Area Lighting for Safety
  • One passenger lift per rise for emergency use only
  • Goods lifts

Impact

Any systems that are not connected to the base-building Emergency Generator will have a loss of electrical power for the duration of the test. This includes all UPS-backed computer systems once the unit battery backups have been exhausted.

Please be aware that during this time, chilled water supply will remain available.

It's recommended that all Tenancy and Retail critical services be shutdown ahead of testing, and restarted post-testing on Sunday morning.

Equipment you should consider isolating or switching off for the duration of the test includes:

  • Main Communication/s Room (MCR) & Floor Communication/s Room (FCR), and associated switches
  • Computer Room Air-conditioning (CRAC) Units
  • Monitoring Systems
  • Security Systems & CCTV Servers
  • Locker Systems
  • Printers & Multi Function Device (MFD)
  • AV Screens & Projectors
  • Innovation & Insight Centres
  • Any Sub-Tenant Communication/s Room Equipment
  • Essential Critical Medical Equipment

Note: Any equipment that is required to remain running will need temporary power.

Location: International Towers, Tower Three

Date and Time: Saturday 18 July 2020, 11:30 PM until Sunday 19 July 2020, 06:00 AM

Contact:  E - Giovanni.Cercone@internationaltowers.com   

                  M - 0451 919 056