Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit hydroelectric plant

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Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power plant in pre-construction in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology type Owner
Pre-construction[1] 2030 (planned)[2] 30 MW[1] Conventional storage[3] Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp[1]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada[1][3] Kuugaluk River[1] 64.2042, -68.0296 (approximate)[1][3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://www.canada.ca/en/crown-indigenous-relations-northern-affairs/news/2025/11/iqaluit-nukkiksautiit-hydroelectric-project-referred-to-the-major-projects-office.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-leaders-excited-iqaluit-hydro-on-nation-building-list-9.6979798. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/what-you-need-to-know-about-hydroelectricity-and-the-iqaluit-hydro-plant/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)