20 December 2013
Providing clean, reliable, and socially acceptable power for communities and industry is the vision of the Government of the Northwest Territories, as described in their just released Vision for the NWT Power System Plan.
“Expansion of the power transmission grid is long overdue and we are delighted to see the NWT Government make it a priority,” said Brooke Clements, President of the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines. “The lack of infrastructure in the North makes it one of the highest cost jurisdictions in which to work. Not only must new mines provide their own transportation infrastructure, but they must also generate their own power, given the lack of power transmission grids. Implementation of this Vision will make the NWT more competitive, and more attractive for investment in mineral exploration and resource development. We look forward to seeing it become a reality.”
The NWT Power Plan can be downloaded from this website or by clicking directly here.