Nukissiorfiit

Nukissiorfiit is a government-owned Greenland energy company. Nukissiorfiit means "where energies are created". The company supplies most of Greenland with electricity, water and heat. Most of the electricity is produced by renewable sources (mostly hydro power) such as the Qorlortorsuaq Dam. 70% of Greenlands energy is produced by renewable sources. The rest is produced by oil burned plants. The company employs 400 people, spread on 17 cities and 54 villages.

List of hydroelectric power plants

Name	Nearest settlement	Power	Opening year
Buksefjord hydroelectric power plant	Nuuk	45 MW	1993
Tasiilaq hydropower plant	Tasiilaq	1.2 MW	2005
Qorlortorsuaq Dam	Qaqortoq	7.6 MW	2007
Sisimiut Hydro Power Plant	Sisimiut	15 MW	2010
Ilulissat Hydropower plant	Ilulissat	22.5 MW	2014

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