Iqaluit hydroelectric project proponent makes pitch for ‘modern Arctic capital’ – Nunatsiaq News

Nov 7, 2025

Project aims to replace all of Iqaluit’s diesel-generated electricity

Investments in renewable energy will support Canada’s Arctic sovereignty and help make Iqaluit a “modern Arctic capital,” says the proponent of the planned Iqaluit hydroelectric plant.

“We have vision,” said Heather Shilton, executive director of Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corp., the company leading the project.

“We want to be using the fuel that we have in the territory to generate clean electricity and having ownership of those assets.”

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