# Snowy Hydro to build $55M segment factory in Cooma, Australia

Snowy Hydro Limited received NSW Government approval to start construction on the Polo Flat segment factory in Cooma, which will produce 130,000 concrete segments for the Snowy 2.0 tunnel. The company will invest $55 million during the five-month construction period, creating 30 construction jobs and 125 operational jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-04-06
- Where: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
- Value: $34.0M (55.0M AUD)
- Jobs: 155
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 130,000 segments
- Products: concrete tunnel segments
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Snowy Hydro Limited](https://endata.com/companies/32902.md)

## Sources

- [snowyhydro.com.au](https://www.snowyhydro.com.au/news/poloflat-announcement/), 2020-04-05: "We fought hard to build the factory locally rather than importing segments from overseas or interstate because it means local jobs, opportunities and investment."

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