Native name |
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Formerly | Nunavut Power Corporation |
Company type | Territorial corporation |
Industry | Energy company |
Founded | April 1, 2001 |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Key people | Bruno Pereira (President)[1] Simeonie Akpalialuk (Chair)[2] |
Products | Electrical power |
Owner | Government of Nunavut |
Website | www |
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC; Inuktitut: ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ; Inuinnaqtun: Qulliq Alruyaktuqtunik Ikumadjutiit; French: Société d’énergie Qulliq) is a Canadian territorial corporation which is the sole electricity utility and distributor in Nunavut. It is wholly owned by the Government of Nunavut.
Its name is derived from the qulliq, a traditional oil lamp used by Inuit and other Arctic indigenous peoples. It is headquartered in Baker Lake, Nunavut.