About

Nihtat Energy Ltd (NEL) is a northern, Indigenous owned and operated company focused on developing and operating clean energy alternatives and energy efficiency projects in the Beaufort Delta region of Northwest Territories as well as other areas of northern Canada. NEL is focused on working with Indigenous and other northern stakeholders to create sustainable and environmentally responsible and meaningful economic opportunities across the north. Nihtat Energy Ltd is a subsidiary of Nihtat Corporation. 

Nihtat Corporation is wholly owned by the Nihtat Gwich’in Council located in Inuvik, NWT. The mandate of Nihtat Corporation is to enhance the quality of life of its participants through creation of, and participation in, meaningful economic opportunities in a sustainable and responsible environment.

The Nihtat Gwich’in Council is one of four designated Gwich’in organizations established under the Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement and located within the Gwich’in Settlement Region. The communities of Inuvik, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, and Tsiigehtchic are within the Gwich’in settlement region in NT.