Traffic Technologies said it expects to supply >60,000 LED lighting units to Ausgrid over the term of the deal. (Pic: Getty)
Traffic Technologies jumps to 18-month high on the back of five-year Ausgrid deal
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Shares in lighting and signals company Traffic Technologies (ASX:TTI) bounced this morning after the company landed a long-term traffic infrastructure project.
The company was approved by major NSW network operator Ausgrid, to supply LED streetlights and “associated hardware” as part of its broader maintenance program.
The deal is for a minimum of three years with a two-year option. Traffic Technologies said it was not yet able to provide an estimate of potential revenues, but flagged a “significant opportunity” in the years ahead based on its understanding of Ausgrid’s future plans.
Investors sent TTI shares back above 3c in morning trade for the first time since January 2019.
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LED ‘transformation’
Over the course of the term, Traffic Technologies said it expected to supply a total 64,000 LED lighting units — 30,000 for pedestrian street lights, 30,000 for road traffic lights and 4,000 for floodlight luminaires.
Managing director Con Liosatos said the contract was won following an “extremely comprehensive and technical tender process”.
The company said the deal was part of a “major transformation” in Australia’s road lighting infrastructure towards LED systems.
As part of Ausgrid’s five-year regulatory approval plan through to 2024, it will shift to the use of environmentally-friendly LED lights.
“LED luminaires are to be used as the default luminaire type for all new and replacement lighting on the Ausgrid distribution network,” Traffic Technologies said.
Acquired by AustralianSuper and IFM Investors for $16bn in 2016, Ausgrid provides electrical network services for around 1.8 million customers across greater NSW.
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