Aggreko wins contract for power at Tokyo Olympics

AGGREKO has been awarded the contract for supplying temporary power at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, writes Brian Donnelly.

The Glasgow-headquartered power generation specialist announced that its subsidiary Aggreko Events Services Japan Limited (AESJL) has been granted the supply contract by the Tokyo Olympic Games Organising Committee.

As part of the contract AESJL will provide temporary electricity generation and distribution systems to support both Games.

The value of the supply contract is expected to be around $200 million and reinforces Aggreko’s confidence in its ability to achieve its targets.

AESJL’S extended scope of supply includes temporary medium and low-voltage power systems across 43 competition venues, the athletes’ village and the international broadcast centre, ensuring reliable power for all stakeholders in the venues and uninterrupted television broadcast to millions of viewers.

The European Championships in Glasgow is among Aggreko’s recent largescale projects.

Aggreko has also listed the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, and Ryder Cup in France among the high-profile events it has supplied.