Power Generation for 2008 Beijing Olympics
A highly reliable power generation supplier was
required to provide uninterupted, 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 was required to support the
infrastructure and the opening and closing ceremonies.
Power Generation for Major Events
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 reputation of
delivering what it said it would do".