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“We’ve talked about this for quite a few years. There have been delays. And now the leadership has changed again, so we’re moving on with this.”
Ilagiisaq currently supplies all diesel fuel to Hydro-Quebec in Nunavik. That amounts to more than 50 million litres of diesel and other fuels each year to power homes and transportation.
Currently, all the electricity consumed in Nunavik is produced by diesel generators, but Tarquti hopes to change that.
With wind power among the most advanced renewable technology, it’s the natural place for Tarquti to start, Johannes said. And the firm has a least one project to learn from: the three-megawatt wind turbine in operation at the region’s Raglan nickel mine.
Tarquti is also in discussion with Hydro-Québec about future renewable energy projects, as well as with the Gaspé, Que. wind and solar power research firm Nergica.
The company also intends to look at potential locations to capture tidal power or hydroelectricity at some point, Johannes said.
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