Aggreko wins Olympic Winter Games contract

4th Jan 2017 07:31

(ShareCast News) - Aggreko has been awarded a contract to be the official temporary electricity generation provider for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.The FTSE 250 company will provide power across 18 competition venues and the international broadcast centre.The value of the contract is expected to be around $40m and as part of the agreement Aggreko will be a sponsor of the Olympic Games.Aggreko recently announced it would be providing the power for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, which is the country's largest event for over a decade.Chief executive Chris Weston said: "I am delighted that Aggreko has been appointed the official power provider for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. We look forward to helping the organising committee deliver another successful games."