With some of the biggest names and production companies associated with the project, Aggreko was selected as the ideal partner for power solutions for an event of this scale.
Needless to say, everything from pre-production, testing to the final live show had to be perfect with absolutely no room for errors.
The equipment and crew for the project were all sourced from our local depot in the UAE. With a massive workforce and a wide range of equipment, our team of experts were ready on-site months before the actual event took place.
Power for the main show production was divided into four separate power packages that was connected to 17 different sites and used for powering the Scenic & Water Systems, Rigging, Lighting, Projection, Audio, Comms & CCTV, Lasers & Smoke, Drones, Pyro and Broadcast.
Multiple power packages were installed to power up the temporary infrastructures like Portacabins, Tents and Buggy Charging areas across multiple zones.
Additionally, separate power packages were setup for the build-up and teardown operations including power for towers, pontoons, mobile cranes, and all the electrical-powered construction tools.
As per the initial concept, the main power package was to be delivered as a HV system with step-up and down transformer for a LV distribution to overcome the voltage drop caused by the distance between the generator farm and lower slip way.
Deploying a HV system was a critical part of the job requiring a Neural Earthing Transformer installation connected to a suitable earth pit. HV cables need to be mechanically protected by steel wire armour and surface mounted along with signposts to avoid damage or non-authorised access.
But at a later stage, as the project developed, the client decided to reroute the cable pathways and relocate some of the most critical areas fed from the main power package and the HV system had to be removed leading to a major change in the layout.
Keeping in mind the unique design with the stages afloat on water, some of the power consumers were placed on pontoons that required our staff to undergo an additional safety training to ensure safety of crew and equipment over water.