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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Hall Beach that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, June 24 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) is accepting applications from Inuit interested in serving on the corporation’s board for a three-year term. Residents of Nunavut are strongly encouraged to apply.

QEC is a territorial corporation of the Government of Nunavut. The corporation is responsible for the generation and distribution of electricity in the territory.

Applicants are requested to email a cover letter and resume to Shelly McLeod at smcleod@qec.nu.ca by July 13, 2018.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Arctic Bay that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, June 17 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Igloolik that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, June 17 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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IQALUIT, Nunavut (June 6, 2018) – The Minister Responsible for Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) announced today the Board of Directors delegation of Mr. Bert Rose as Chairperson and Mr. Simeonie Akpalialuk as Vice-Chairperson. The delegations are effective May 3, 2018, and will remain in effect until May 9, 2019.

IQALUIT, Nunavut (June 1, 2018) – The Minister Responsible for Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) has approved a 6.6% increase to Nunavut’s electricity rates. The increase will be applied to customer bills over a two-year period. The first increase will be retroactive to May 1, 2018, and the second increase will be applied on April 1, 2019.

QEC’s proposal to shift from the current varied rate structure to a territory-wide rate structure was not approved.

Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Cambridge Bay that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, June 3 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs to the distribution system damaged in a heavy equipment vehicle incident.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Sanikiluaq that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, June 3 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform repairs and maintenance to the distribution system to improve reliability.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Clyde River that there will be a planned power outage in a section of the community on Sunday, May 27 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The affected area is highlighted on the map below.

This outage is required to perform maintenance to the distribution system.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause during this time.

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Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) would like to inform the residents of Pangnirtung that a planned community-wide power outage will occur on Sunday, May 27, from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

This outage is required to make repairs to the power plant system.

QEC would like to thank the residents for their understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Media Contact:
Renee Boucher
Manager, Corporate Communications
Qulliq Energy Corporation
(867) 979-7524
rboucher@qec.nu.ca