Creating Job Opportunities

The project will generate around 200 direct jobs during construction and around 320 indirect supply chain jobs. In addition, it will employ approximately 4 full-time staff members during the operation and maintenance phase (expected to be 25-30 years).

The employment benefits extend through the local supply chains to fuel supply, vehicle servicing, uniform suppliers, hotels/motels, B&B’s, cafés, pubs, catering and cleaning companies, tradespersons, tool and equipment suppliers and many other businesses.

Please click here for the economic benefits study.

 Environmental

The project has substantial environmental benefits, including:

• The ability to generate enough clean renewable energy to power approximately 82,000 SA homes.
• Reduce C02 emissions by 140,160 tonnes per year.
• Additional energy supplies to help meet the demand in South Australia.
• The land can be rehabilitated to its original condition at the end of the project when all above ground infrastructure is removed.

Contributing to Climate Change Policy Targets

Federal Government:

The Federal Government objective is to achieve an additional 33GW of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 under the Renewable Energy Target (RET).

International:

The COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, achieved a legally binding and universal agreement on climate, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C, chiefly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.