Hydro Operations
Jay Pickett, Director
Responsibilities
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Hydro Operations generates hydropower for the communities of Fort Smith, Fort Resolution, Hay River, Enterprise, Yellowknife, Behchoko, N’Dilo and Dettah.
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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.
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Hydro Operations has service offices and trades staff in both Fort Smith and Yellowknife.
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Hydro Operations works collaboratively with Engineering to ensure assets are replaced and maintained in accordance with best practice.
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Hydro Operations attends meetings at headquarters, and provides operational updates and briefing notes to the Board of Directors.
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It ensures that safety to its staff and the public is of the highest priority in all activities.
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The Director responds to requests from the Board for reports and Minister briefing notes for issues that arise within the Hydro Division.
Helping NTPC achieve its mission
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Each day, Hydro Operations is directly involved in generating safe, reliable power to eight NWT communities -- four of which are distributed through wholesale distributors.
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While delivering NTPC’s core service, Hydro Operations helps to ensure cost efficiency by maintaining assets to prolong their active life and dealing with breakdowns as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
Assets
Hydro Operations has three hydro-electric systems. It also has back-up diesel plants at four sites, and prime diesel generating power plants in three communities. Hydro Operations has vehicles and equipment, airstrips, road and water access, staff accommodations and pole equipment storage yards at various locations in its region.
Thermal Operations
Mike Ocko, Director
Responsibilities
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Thermal Operations is responsible for generating safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally sound power to 18 communities in the Thermal Division.
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Thermal Operations provides support to the plant superintendents in the various communities and power plants in the Thermal Division.
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It ensures that safety of its staff and the public is of the highest priority in all activities.
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Thermal Operations Inuvik office supports the entire Thermal Division operations. Tradespeople are stationed in Inuvik and Fort Simpson.They travel into surrounding communities to provide scheduled service, overhauls, maintenance and emergency repairs at the plants.
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The Thermal Operations management works under the direction of Senior Management.It works closely with the Engineering department to ensure the assets are replaced when required and maintained in accordance with best practices. It is an active participant in planning sessions, both Corporate and at the Division level. The Finance department works closely with Thermal Operations to help set budgets and control costs.
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The Director responds to requests from the Board for reports and Minister briefing notes for issues that arise within the Thermal Division.
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Thermal Operations continues to support and work with Engineering selected sites for Liquid Natural Gas and other renewables in thermal communities.
Helping NTPC achieve its mission
Thermal Operations is directly involved, day to day, in delivering safe, reliable power to 18 NWT communities. In these communities thermal operations also helps to ensure cost efficiency by maintaining assets to prolong their active life and dealing with breakdowns as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.
Assets
Thermal Operations manages 18 power generation facilities and corresponding fuel tank farms as well buildings, offices and transient housing units.
Transmission & Distribution (T&D)
David Duncan, Director
Responsibilities
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The Director of T&D provides strategic direction, leadership and is responsible for engineering, construction, operations and maintenance activities required to ensure the Corporation’s T&D assets meet all standards for safe and reliable delivery of electricity to NTPC customers.
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The Director of T&D is responsible providing strategic planning support to the Customer Service management team to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved.
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The Director of T&D as part of the Senior Management team provides executive leadership in developing and directing corporate goals, financial, strategies and business plans to ensure the achievement of the corporate mandate.
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In addition the Director of T&D performs the planning, organizing, staffing and controlling functions needed to ensure the integrity of the transmission and distribution systems.
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During system emergencies this position has the responsibility of communicating internally to communications and externally to community governments to ensure accurate and timely information is provided and made available to residents of the NWT on issues that matter to them.
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Development of targets and objectives for T&D Operations and Customer Service which align with the corporate Mission, Vision and Value statements.
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Ensure all T&D staff are fully committed to safety and environmental programs.
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Assess the principal risks within Customer Service and T&D Operations and to ensure these risks are being monitored and managed.
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Ensure NTPC transmission and distribution facilities meet industry standards for reliability.
Helping NTPC to achieve its mission
T&D provides a critical function for delivering safe, reliable territory-wide power that is efficient and sustainable across a very challenging operating environment.
Assets
T&D’s assets include all power stations, transmission lines, distribution lines and streetlights. T&D is also responsible for maintaining and repairing these assets.