Beijing Olympics 2008
Aggreko, the global leader in temporary power and temperature
control, played a crucial role in supporting the Opening Ceremony
of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Aggreko was responsible for the supply of power to both the
National Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre, which was
responsible for transmitting the ceremony to an estimated 4 billion
viewers worldwide as well as 100,000 people in the stadium.
Under the contract to supply temporary power to the Olympics,
Aggreko provided 140 MW of power across 37 Olympic venues in 3
cities: Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong. The power, enough to supply
over 150,000 homes, will be provided by generators located at each
venue and distributed through 470 km of cable and 2,000
distribution panels. Aggreko is employing around 200 staff on the
contract, many of whom have been recruited in China, to install,
maintain and operate the equipment.
Pressekontakt Aggreko Plc
Simon Lyons
Global Head of Marketing & Communication Aggreko Plc
Tel: +44 141 2255900
Simon.lyons@aggreko.co.uk
Pressekontakt Deutschland
Christelle Valentin
Tel: +33 (0)1 60 15 23 53
christelle.valentin@aggreko