Mr. Speaker, connecting with the national or even international grid clearly would not be a short-term thing we could possible contemplate, as it would be a very expensive project to connect either through Saskatchewan or Alberta. There are costs, but certainly there have been talks at a very high level about that very project and we will be in talks with Saskatchewan as to the possibility of such a project proceeding; however, it is a project of great complexity involving several governments, also involving several Aboriginal groups on our side of the border and several on the Saskatchewan side of the border. So we are looking at this project because unless we have a massive population increase here the only way long-term to reduce costs would be to export.
Louis Sebert on Question 424-18(2): Affordable Power In The Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on October 28th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 424-18(2): Affordable Power In The Northwest Territories
Oral Questions
October 27th, 2016
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