Tokyo 2020 inks $200m electricity generation partnership with Aggreko

Temporary power provider Aggreko Events Services has secured a deal worth around $200m to work on the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

The Glasgow-based group’s Japanese subsidiary has won the contract to provide electricity to power 43 competition venues, the Athletes Village and the broadcast centre which will be used by the world’s media.

Aggreko Events Services said the deal reinforces its proven track record in supporting high profile events including this year’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, European Championships in Glasgow and Ryder Cup in France.

Chief executive Chris Weston said the Tokyo contract was one of the most prestigious the company had won. “Our experienced team will support the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to ensure our role in the success of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games is flawlessly delivered,” he said.

Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has earlier confirmed Aggreko Events Services Japan Ltd. (Aggreko) as a Tokyo 2020 Official Supporter, the third domestic tier of the Tokyo 2020 Sponsorship Programme.

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The company has been attributed the category “Temporary Electricity Generation.” Its addition brings the total number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 58, including 15 Gold Partners, 30 Official Partners, and 13 Official Supporters (including one Official Supporter which sponsors only the Paralympic Games), all of whom will play vital roles in the successful delivery of the Games.

Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori welcomed the announcement, commenting, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Aggreko as a Tokyo 2020 Official Supporter. A reliable, secure and resilient power supply is essential to the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games, supporting all Games Operations, and we are delighted that we will be able to count on the support of Aggreko, as a company with extensive experience in successfully delivering temporary power services.”

Robert Wells Representative Director of Aggreko commented, “Aggreko believes electric power opens up the opportunity and creates potential for individuals, communities, industries and societies, and has been providing temporary electricity generation services in the world. In line with above, we have signed an honourable Tokyo 2020 Official Supporter agreement for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 56 years since the last Games held in Tokyo. With the signing of the Tokyo 2020 Official Supporter agreement for the Tokyo 2020 Games, we wish to contribute to the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games by rendering our support to the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.”

Aggreko is a subsidiary of Aggreko plc, world’s leading provider of modular, mobile power and heating and cooling. In Japan, we have provided temporary electricity generations and distribution service for global sporting events, and since then we have been making efforts to reduce in greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the sustainable society. Also, in 2011, we deployed 200MW temporary power generation capacity in 3 months to cope with serious power shortage after the earthquake in east Japan. By present day, we have expanded our business in Japan and deployed a cumulative power capacity of 360MW.

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