The 2030 Winter Games finally have their first partner. Already involved in Paris 2024, EDF has officially committed as founding partner Thursday. The company will supply low-carbon electricity, confirming the Organizing Committee's (OCOG) promise to deliver responsible and sustainable Games. The OCOG's search for partners, delayed by internal difficulties in recent months, is therefore officially underway.
« The Alps hold a central place in EDF's history, with the presence of our hydroelectric dams. By becoming the first partner of the Alps 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, we want to put all our expertise at the service of a shared ambition: to make these Winter Games an accelerator of the energy transition in mountain regions and leave a lasting legacy for future generations “,” emphasizes Bernard Fontana, CEO of EDF. He adds to AFP that EDF had a natural legitimacy to support this project ».
« EDF's commitment to our side is a strong signal. Together, we share the ambition to demonstrate that The Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games aim to be understated yet committed. in environmental matters and to leave a tangible legacy for the Alpine territories "This is fantastic," says COJOP President Edgar Grospiron, who hopes to raise nearly 600 million euros in partnerships.
