Hydro Operations generates hydropower for the communities of Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Hay River, Enterprise, Yellowknife, Behchoko, N’Dilo and Dettah.
Provide repair and service to thermal systems in the communities of Lutsel K’e, Gameti and Whati, due to their proximity to the Hydro system assets.
Hydro Operations has service offices and trades staff in both Fort Smith and Yellowknife.
An annual and five-year Capital Plan will be prepared and updated, respectively, to set the Corporation's short and long term goals with respect to Capital improvements, expenditure and construction.
This policy will ensure NPTC customers and stakeholders receive adequate notice of planned outages and also ensure standardization of messaging and correct documentation of all customer communication in the event of planned outages.
Transmission and Distribution (T&D) is the group that gets the power to the customer -- and keeps it flowing.
Once power is generated it travels to the customer on transmission lines and distribution lines...all held up by towers and poles.
565 km - Transmission lines from our hydroelectric systems to the communities.
9,790 Power poles
375 km - Distribution lines in communities, delivering power to homes and businesses.
Diesel is a non-renewable energy source -- meaning once it’s burned it’s gone for good. Diesel generator-sets, like your truck engine, use energy released from the combustion of fuel. Instead of turning wheels on a vehicle, they spin a generator to create electricity. Diesel is a primary power source and is used to generate 22% of the power in the NWT.
Hydroelectricity comes from flowing water, which turns turbines to generate electricity. Output relies on water flow and can be impacted by low water.
Hydro is a primary source of power and represents 74% of the NTPC’s total generation.
Hydro power is a renewable source of power generation that is highly reliable and has a low environmental impact. The cost is considered medium as it requires a lot of infrastructure to build
it; however once it is built it can last for decades.
Operations includes three Divisions:
and is responsible for generating, transmitting and distributing power -- the rest of the organization supports their efforts.
