ICONIC ENGINEERING PROJECT INJECTING JOBS AND $MILLIONS INTO THE COMMUNITY

Snowy 2.0 is a major pumped-hydro expansion of the existing Snowy Scheme, and a complex engineering project.

Snowy Hydro is an icon of our community, with Snowy 2.0 already employing about 500 people, injecting millions into the Snowy Mountains and involving more than 100 local businesses. Snowy 2.0 is being touted as the economic saviour to an area of the Snowy Mountains ravaged by bushfires and COVID-19.

Our Astrum Engineering and Technical Recruitment Team are proud to be involved in recruiting for this iconic complex engineering project. Astrum have worked closely with the key contractor appointed for this project, for the delivery of electrical and mechanical works, for over 8 years. Snowy 2.0 is a world-leading pumped-hydro project that, with the existing Snowy Scheme, will underpin the stability of the energy market as more renewable energy enters the system.

The State Government said Australia’s biggest energy storage project would inject $4.6 billion into regional New South Wales and create up to 2,000 jobs at the peak of construction.

The Snowy 2.0 project involves the construction of a pumped hydro power station that sits about 800m underground and is approximately 240m long. It also includes the construction of 27km of tunnels between the Talbingo and Tantangara reservoirs, lined with 130,500 concrete segments manufactured locally in Polo Flat.

Significant upgrades to roads in that area are also in progress to allow heavy machinery to operate.

Once complete, the project will add 350-gigawatt hours of energy storage and 2000 megawatts of generation capacity to the state’s grid, which is enough to power 500,000 homes during peak demand.

Snowy 2.0 will also play a major role in the National Electricity Market by facilitating the development of renewable energy and putting downward pressure on electricity prices.