Temporary power firm Aggreko is offering 13,000 small generator units for Covid-19 testing sites after bookings for events such as Glastonbury were cancelled.
The Glasgow-headquartered firm said many of the planned testing sites were in locations such as car parks where it will not be easy to connect to mains electricity.
Aggreko said its fleet of small generators can be remotely monitored without the need for an engineer to be present, which will be advantageous given social distancing issues.
The firm was due to supply events including golf's British Masters and Scottish Open as well as the Glastonbury music festival. Abroad, the firm has seen major client the Tokyo Olympics cancelled.
Chris Rason, managing director at Aggreko Northern Europe, said: “The need for more testing sites across the country is clear, and our generators can be deployed very rapidly to ensure consistent and stable power to temporary venues.
“As many of these units had been earmarked for outdoor events, such as Glastonbury, that have largely been cancelled or postponed, we are offering them pro-bono. All that’s needed is fuel and freight costs to start providing power.”
