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]
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay [2] | Arctic Bay | 1.07 | 2021 [3] |
| Arviat [4] | Arviat | 2.24 | 1971–1997 |
| Baker Lake [5] | Baker Lake | 2.24 | 1975–1985 |
| Cambridge Bay [6] | Cambridge Bay | 3.11 | 1958 |
| Chesterfield Inlet [7] | Chesterfield Inlet | 0.81 | 1975 |
| Clyde River [8] | Clyde River | 1.35 | 1999 |
| Coral Harbour [9] | Coral Harbour | 1.31 | 1988 |
| Gjoa Haven [10] | Gjoa Haven | 1.65 | 1977 |
| Grise Fiord [11] | Grise Fiord | 0.9 | 2019 [12] |
| Igloolik [13] | Igloolik | 1.74 | 1974 |
| Iqaluit [14] | Iqaluit | 13.6 | 1964–2019 |
| Kimmirut [15] | Kimmirut | 0.93 | 1992 |
| Kinngait [16] | Kinngait | 1.8 | 2018 [12] |
| Kugaaruk [17] | Kugaaruk | 0.835 | 1974 |
| Kugluktuk [18] | Kugluktuk | 2.22 | 1968 |
| Naujaat [19] | Naujaat | 0.99 | 1970 |
| Pangnirtung [20] | Pangnirtung | 2.22 | 2017 [12] |
| Pond Inlet [21] | Pond Inlet | 2.25 | 1992 |
| Qikiqtarjuaq [22] | Qikiqtarjuaq | 1.305 | 2016 [12] |
| Rankin Inlet [23] | Rankin Inlet | 3.55 | 1973 |
| Resolute Bay [24] | Resolute Bay | 2.05 | 1971 |
| Sanikiluaq [25] [26] | Sanikiluaq | 1.2 | 2000 |
| Sanirajak [27] | Sanirajak | 1.345 | 1974 |
| Taloyoak [28] | Taloyoak | 1.5 | 2016 [12] |
| Whale Cove [29] | Whale Cove | 0.75 | 1991 |
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