Aggreko wins World Cup contract

1st Mar 2010 08:14

Temporary power supplier Aggreko has won a contract to provide temporary power and temperature control for broadcast and technical services for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.The contract, shared with Aggreko’s joint venture partner Shanduka Group, the African investment company, calls for Aggreko to provide broadcasting power in all 10 World Cup stadia as well as the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and FIFA headquarters. Aggreko will also provide temperature control at the IBC.‘Having recently supplied temporary power to both the Vancouver Winter Olympics and last year's Confederations Cup in South Africa, we are delighted to have been selected by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee to secure their broadcast power,’ said Aggreko’s chief executive Rupert Soames.