BATTERSEA POWER STATION OPENS TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY
Dato' Jagan Sabapathy, Chairman of Battersea Project Holding Company,said:
- Dato' Jagan Sabapathy, Chairman of Battersea Project Holding Company,said:
"The opening of Battersea Power Station is the pinnacle of ten years' hard work and dedication. - Simon Murphy, Chief Executive Officer at Battersea Power Station Development Company, said:
"Today marks a historic and hugely celebratory moment as we open Battersea Power Station and Electric Boulevard to the public. - Work began on Battersea Power Station in 1929 and the first power was generated in 1933, initially from just one Turbine Hall with two chimneys.
- Battersea Power Station expanded with Turbine Hall B powering up in 1944 and the fourth chimney completing in 1955.