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Aggreko delivers a winning performance

Aggreko delivers a winning performance

  • The Challenge

    Powering 24 venues for an exciting worldwide sporting event

  • The Solution

    30 MW of our mobile, modular power and expertise as a solid foundation

  • The Impact

    4.414 abled and para athletes from 71 countries competed to take home 825 medals

Client: Commonwealth Games 2018

Location:Gold Coast, Australia

Sectors:Events

The Solution

30 MW of our mobile, modular power and expertise as a solid foundation

From our previous experience working on international-scale events, we knew this needed precision and expertise - something we pride ourselves on. We were on location for designing and planning, six months before the Opening Ceremony. We were there each step of the way to ensure that every eventuality was covered.

From Cairns at the northern-most point of the region, to the Gold Coast in the south - and everything in between - we made sure every venue received the reliable power we're famed for.  

 

 

 

Project Fact File

116Generators
310kmof cabling
86Techniciansfor the project
spectator events people enjoying events

The Solution

30 MW of our mobile, modular power and expertise as a solid foundation

From our previous experience working on international-scale events, we knew this needed precision and expertise - something we pride ourselves on. We were on location for designing and planning, six months before the Opening Ceremony. We were there each step of the way to ensure that every eventuality was covered.

From Cairns at the northern-most point of the region, to the Gold Coast in the south - and everything in between - we made sure every venue received the reliable power we're famed for.  

 

 

 

GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06:  A general view of the Coolangatta Beachfront venue during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on April 6 2018 in Gold Coast Australia.  (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images for GOLDOC)
The package that Aggreko put together for us responded to a strategic decision that GOLDOC took to involve the company that was going to be supplying all the temporary power, to be involved in the planning and design of that process as well. Aggreko responded in a very positive way to that opportunity. As a company and through their on-the-ground staff, Aggreko went above and beyond their remit to assist GOLDOC and ensure the success of the event. GOLDOC congratulates Aggreko on a job well done.

Head of Venue and Overlay

Mark Cutler

spectator events indoor and outdoor venues and stadiums

The Impact

4,414 abled and para athletes from 71 countries competed to take home 825 medals

Over the course of 11 days, 672,000 spectators packed the stadiums to witness athletes battle for the glory of 825 different medals.

The massive distance and huge pressure of such a large scale event didn't phase us, and the excitement of 71 countries going for Gold wowed the world.

Tags
  • Case Study
  • Australia Pacific
  • Events
  • Power generation
  • Remote monitoring