Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, Mr. Speaker, the Power Corporation is looking at alternatives to diesel generation in a couple of ways.
The Corporation has for two years participated with Dutch industries in a program in Cambridge Bay, which sees an 80 KW wind generator in use there. That generator has performed well for the last two years. On the strength of that, there are three other projects which are close to implementation in the next little while, one will be in Kugluktuk, where the Power Corporation has purchased two wind generators. These should be installed and up and running within the next couple of weeks, another is in Sachs Harbour, where a 50 KW wind generator is expected to be in operation about one year from right now. In Iqaluit, we have a joint venture with Atlantic or in Canada, where we expect to see a wind generator in operation in November of this year.
On top of that, Mr. Speaker, the Power Corporation is pursuing hydro ventures wherever they are possible. In particular there is further examination of possible ventures in cooperation with the Dogrib First Nation, to provide perhaps some hydro energy for mining initiatives in the Slave Province and further hydro energy for the North Slave region.
Mr. Speaker, if I could switch hats for a minute, as Minister for Education, Culture and Employment, responsible for the Science Institute. The Science Institute as well, is examining alternate energy programs and has up and running in Inuvik right now, a hybrid operation, which includes photovoltaic wind turbine and diesel generation, and this is a pilot project which will be examined over the next two or three years to determine whether or not that sort of operation is feasible for further development in the north. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.