This is a list of electrical generating stations in Nunavut, Canada.
Qulliq Energy, a government-owned corporation, is the only electrical power provider that serves the remote communities that demographically comprise Nunavut. Qulliq, has a total of 25 power plants, each containing multiple diesel generators. This arrangement serves a total of 25 communities. The territory is not connected to the North American power grid.[1]
List of all power plants using diesel generators in Nunavut. (Each station consists of a building that contains three or more engine-generator units.)
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Date | |
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Arctic Bay | Arctic Bay | 1.07 | 2021[2] | |
Arviat | Arviat | 2.24 | 1971–1997 | |
Baker Lake | Baker Lake | 2.24 | 1975–1985 | |
Cambridge Bay | Cambridge Bay | 3.11 | 1958 | |
Chesterfield Inlet | Chesterfield Inlet | 0.81 | 1975 | |
Clyde River | Clyde River | 1.35 | 1999 | |
Coral Harbour | Coral Harbour | 1.31 | 1988 | |
Gjoa Haven | Gjoa Haven | 1.65 | 1977 | |
Grise Fiord | Grise Fiord | 0.9 | 2019[3] | |
Igloolik | Igloolik | 1.74 | 1974 | |
Iqaluit | Iqaluit | 13.6 | 1964–2019 | |
Kimmirut | Kimmirut | 0.93 | 1992 | |
Kinngait | Kinngait | 1.8 | 2018 | |
Kugaaruk | Kugaaruk | 0.835 | 1974 | |
Kugluktuk | Kugluktuk | 2.22 | 1968 | |
Naujaat | Naujaat | 0.99 | 1970 | |
Pangnirtung | Pangnirtung | 2.22 | 2017 | |
Pond Inlet | Pond Inlet | 2.25 | 1992 | |
Qikiqtarjuaq | Qikiqtarjuaq | 1.305 | 2016 | |
Rankin Inlet | Rankin Inlet | 3.55 | 1973 | |
Resolute Bay | Resolute Bay | 2.05 | 1971 | |
Sanikiluaq | Sanikiluaq | 1.2 | 2000 | |
Sanirajak | Sanirajak | 1.345 | 1974 | |
Taloyoak | Taloyoak | 1.5 | 2016 | |
Whale Cove | Whale Cove | 0.75 | 1991 |