RE:RE:NWT powerThe government has pretty much done all it can do to help Nico....e.g. the Tli Cho Highway. There is no way for it to provide direct assistance as the NWT government is basically broke and staring down the impending closure of 2 diamond mines in the next few years.
Also it is politically unrealistic to expect them to be preceived as aiding mining companies - as most people believe miners are wealthy and greedy.
They started talking about extending Taltson hydro dam to service the diamond mines over 10 years ago. You can probably guess how far that work / planning has progressed (nil).
If they are going to construct Nico in the next 3-5 years, it will be with diesel generators, hopefully used ones from the soon to be shuttered diamond mines!