Lake Onslow, in Central Otago. 'Biggest infrastructure project since the 1980s'She said the project like the one proposed at Lake Onslow, east of Roxburgh, was "ambitious". Existing Lake Onslow hydro scheme, dam and lake. Project would create thousands of jobsThe Lake Onslow project was expected to create thousands of jobs including ones for environmental and geotechnical assessments as well as in construction. "The full Lake Onslow project at its peak could employ 3500-4500 skilled and semi-skilled workers, as well as thousands more in indirect jobs."

Source: Otago Daily Times July 26, 2020 00:56 UTC