IT services provider ASG Group has signed a contract to provide IT services to Western Australian electricity utility Western Power Corporation. The $35 million contract is to provide services for an initial 5 year term, with 2 extension options of 1 year each.

Under the terms of the contract, ASG Group will deliver a comprehensive range of services to Western Power including Data Centre facilities, Mid-Range Infrastructure, Network and VoIP Managed Infrastructure Services.

Western Power is responsible for the distribution and transmission of electricity in the South West of Western Australia, connecting electricity to 965,000 homes and businesses.

ASG has also announced the launch of a new national Data Centre Facility that will be an essential component of ASG's service offering. Western Power will be one of the Data Centre's first customers.