Senate study: Nunavut’s power generation system “unsustainable” – Nunatsiaq News
June 18, 2015
QEC’s decrepit power plants pose risks to public safety, committee says
Nunavut’s electrical power system is “unsustainable” and to fix it, the federal government must share the burden of replacing Nunavut’s aging fleet of power plants, the Senate standing committee on energy, environment and natural resources said June 17 in a report.
“The committee was surprised to learn 17 of the 25 existing diesel facilities operating in Nunavut are operating beyond their design parameters. These aging facilities increase the risk of power outages posing a risk to public safety and resulting in costly repairs,” the committee report said.
That’s from the committee’s latest report, entitled Powering Canada’s Territories, which takes a look at electrical power generation in the three northern territories.
After holding 18 hearings, listening to 42 witnesses and making visits to the three territorial capitals and smaller communities like Rankin Inlet and Kimmirut, what they learned about Nunavut is alarming, to say the least.
