Premier Jay Weatherill’s memorandum of understanding with global tech giant Siemens has paid off, with the company to spend about $5 million to build a power plant repair facility at the Tonsley Industrial Precinct.
The new business will employ 25 people when it opens next year, the State Government says.
The facility will service a range of power plants and turbines being used by the energy industry, including those in SA’s wind turbine fleet.
Weatherill signed an MOU with Siemens in May last year to “become a strategic partner” in the Tonsley redevelopment, according to a media release from the announcement.
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At the time the announcement drew flak from the Opposition, which criticised the government for announcing the MOU without any actual commitment from Siemens to invest in Tonsley.
“This investment by Siemens is a significant vote of confidence in South Australia,” Weatherill said in a statement today.
“Tonsley will be the hub of the State Government’s efforts to transform South Australia’s manufacturing sector and build world-class industry capabilities.
“It will help prepare the next generation of South Australian scientists, researchers, designers and manufacturers.”
Siemens already employs about 100 people in South Australia.
