Aggreko supplies temporary
power at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
The challenge for the customer
A highly reliable power
supplier was required to provide uninterrupted, seamless power for
the Beijing Olympic Games 2008. With Olympic venues spread out all
through Beijing and the surrounding country, the Beijing Olympic
Committee needed a supplier who could work together with the local
utility company. Vast amounts of power to support the
infrastructure and opening and closing ceremonies were
required.
Aggreko’s
Solution
Aggreko provided 130 MW
of power to 37 venues in three cities: Beijing, Qingdao and Hong
Kong. This included fully-redundant power supply for the IBC
(International Broadcast Center) which provided over 30 MW of
un-interruptible power to broadcast the opening ceremonies to over
496 million eager viewers around the world.
Fact
File:
130 MW power supplied
37 venues powered by
Aggreko
307 generators
1573 distribution
boards
407 kilometers of
cabling
150 local staff recruited
and trained
Commenting on the
project, Xu Jian, Director of Construction and Environment
Department of BOCOG stated:
“I am extremely pleased
with the level of cooperation and one team approach between BOCOG,
Beijing Power Corporation and Aggreko.
Once again, Aggreko has
demonstrated its reputaion of delivering what it said it would
do".