List of generating stations in the Northwest Territories


This is a list of electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Although the territory is not connected to the North American power grid, there are two electric networks operating in the province, the first one in the Yellowknife area and the other in Fort Smith. In most communities, loads are served by local diesel generators. The government-owned Northwest Territories Power Corporation is in charge of power generation.

Hydroelectric

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in the Northwest Territories.
NameDateCapacity LocationOwnerType
Bluefish Hydro7.5YellowknifeNTPCHydro
Snare Cascades4.3Snare RiverNTPCHydro
Snare Falls7.5Snare RiverNTPCHydro
Snare Forks9.15Snare RiverNTPCHydro
Snare Rapids8.5Snare RiverNTPCHydro
Taltson Hydro18Fort SmithNTPCHydro

Fossil fuel

List of all fossil fuel electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories.
NameDateCapacity LocationOwnerType
Aklavik1.28AklavikNTPCDiesel
Behchokö1.35BehchoköNTPCDiesel
Buffalo Junction0.1Buffalo JunctionNTPCDiesel
Colville Lake0.25Colville LakeNTPCDiesel
Deline1.14DelineNTPCDiesel
Fort Good Hope1.23Fort Good HopeNTPCDiesel
Fort Liard1.32Fort LiardNTPCDiesel
Fort McPherson1.825Fort McPhersonNTPCDiesel
Fort Resolution0.6Fort ResolutionNTPCDiesel
Fort Simpson3.21Fort SimpsonNTPCDiesel
Fort Smith6Fort SmithNTPCDiesel
Gameti0.61GametiNTPCDiesel
Inuvik 7.7Inuvik NTPCNatural gas
Inuvik 6.06Inuvik NTPCDiesel
Jean Marie River0.23Jean Marie RiverNTPCDiesel
Lutsel K'e0.82Lutsel K'eNTPCDiesel
Nahanni Butte0.245Nahanni ButteNTPCDiesel
Norman Wells2.12Norman WellsNTPCDiesel
Paulatuk0.84PaulatukNTPCDiesel
Sachs Harbour0.795Sachs HarbourNTPCDiesel
Taltson Diesel0.3Fort SmithNTPCDiesel
Tsiigehtchic0.5TsiigehtchicNTPCDiesel
Tuktoyaktuk2.505TuktoyaktukNTPCDiesel
Tulita1.1TulitaNTPCDiesel
Ulukhaktok1.16UlukhaktokNTPCDiesel
Whati0.975WhatiNTPCDiesel
Wrigley0.781WrigleyNTPCDiesel
Yellowknife 27.66YellowknifeNTPCDiesel