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      <image:caption>Commissioning of a new diesel plant in began in early 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Construction of the new plant continued throughout 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The new plant has three high-efficiency generators.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The new plant will replace an older plant that has reached its end of life.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Construction of a new, high efficiency diesel plant in Lutsel K'e began in 2021</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Installation of equipment, including three new high-efficiency generators occurred in 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>An announcement that the new plant was open and powering the community was made on January 25, 2023.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Government of Canada contributed more than $8.7 million to the project through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>New turbine shaft that will be installed during the Taltson overhaul</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The new camp for those who will be working on the overhaul can be seen on the left side of this photo. The number of workers  required to complete the overhaul exceeds the capacity of the former camp. The Taltson hydro unit can be seen in the top right of the photo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In the winter of 2023, the Taltson Winter Road was constructed so that key components such as the new turbine and turbine base could be transported to site in advance of the overhaul</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Assembly of the rotor, a key component in a hydro unit, occurred in the first quarter of 2023-24</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Once assembled, the rotor was tilted upright to free up floor space for other work required during the overhaul</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Taltson hydro unit was officially taken offline in early May to allow the overhaul to get underway</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first stages of the overhaul involve disassembly of older equipment and inspection and cleaning of internal components to ensure those not being replaced are in good working order</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Turbine shaft and turbine runner have been moved into the plant prior to installation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The turbine runner and shaft have been assembled</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Heavy-duty rigging is necessary to hoist hydro unit components</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The installation of wicket gates began in early October. To determine the amount of power a hydroelectric dam can produce, wicket gates are used to manipulate the water flow as it approaches the generator.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There is ongoing water monitoring during the Taltson Overhaul to ensure we have a good understanding of the impact on fish and aquatic life as well as on water quality downstream of the hydro unit.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There are many component parts that must be replaced as part of the overhaul</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Installation of the turbine guide bearing support and wicket gate operating ring</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The turbine guide bearing body gets lowered into place</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Generator upper shaft has been installed and rotor leads are connected</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Installation of turbine instrumentation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tonnes of ice must be removed before wet commissioning of the refurbished hydro unit can begin</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Components of the wind turbine were stored in Hay River before being transported by barge to Inuvik in the summer of 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Turbine blade arrived in Hay River in November 2021.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Grey piles that will form part of the foundation of the wind turbine have been installed at the site. Thermosyphons (white poles) will help to protect the thermafrost beneath and around the turbine as well as help stabilize the structure.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On Sunday, August 7, 2022 the first pole for the future distribution line from Inuvik Wind was installed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The wind turbine will sit on this structural steel spider web frame</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The wind turbine blades were transported by barge from Hay River to Inuvik in the summer of 2022</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Installation of the structural steel spider frame that will support the wind turbine continued despite the arrival of winter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Funding support from the Government of Canada is critical to adding the wind turbine to the generation supply in Inuvik</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The crane that will help erect the wind turbine tower and blades in already onsite</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Installation on the distribution line connecting the wind turbine to the rest of the local electricity system continued throughout the winter of 2022/23</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Construction of the access road to the Inuvik High Point Wind site continued throughout the winter of 2022/23 and into the spring</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Tremendous progress is being made on the roadways at the site, including the approach to the wind turbine pad</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Starting on May 6, 2023, major components that had been in storage were transferred to the Inuvik Wind site</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first part of the turbine shaft being lowered into place on the steel infrastructure base.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The tower to support the turbine blades was erected in May 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On May 29, the first turbine blade arrived onsite</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The tower is now ready for turbine blade installation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first of three turbine blades is ready to be installed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The hub is the piece of equipment in which the turbine blades are installed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first turbine blade was installed on June 4, 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Attaching the second turbine blade on June 5, 2023</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The third turbine blade awaits installation</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>On June 7, 2023, the third and final turbine blade was installed</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>With the large components installed, work on support infrastructure such as wiring began</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A large infrastructure project such as a wind turbine requires a great deal of cabling to connect with the Battery Energy Storage System and NTPC's existing operational control system.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A new transformer has been added to the electricity system to support the addition of the wind turbine and future renewables</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Commissioning of the wind turbine began in August and continued into September 2023</image:caption>
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