Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
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Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station canonical | 3 |
| Kafue Gorge hydropower scheme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3258372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station Context triple: [Kafue River, hasHydropowerDam, Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station]
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A.
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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B.
Nalubaale Power Station
Nalubaale Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda, located at the outlet of Lake Victoria on the Victoria Nile near Jinja.
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C.
Bujagali Hydropower Station
Bujagali Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that generates electricity from the Victoria Nile to supply a significant portion of the country’s power needs.
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D.
Batoka Gorge
Batoka Gorge is a steep, rugged chasm carved by the Zambezi River just downstream of Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Gaborone Dam
Gaborone Dam is a major reservoir near Gaborone, Botswana, serving as a key water supply source and popular recreation area for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station Target entity description: Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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A.
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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B.
Nalubaale Power Station
Nalubaale Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda, located at the outlet of Lake Victoria on the Victoria Nile near Jinja.
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C.
Bujagali Hydropower Station
Bujagali Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that generates electricity from the Victoria Nile to supply a significant portion of the country’s power needs.
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D.
Batoka Gorge
Batoka Gorge is a steep, rugged chasm carved by the Zambezi River just downstream of Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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E.
Gaborone Dam
Gaborone Dam is a major reservoir near Gaborone, Botswana, serving as a key water supply source and popular recreation area for the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| benefits |
increased electricity supply in Zambia
ⓘ
reduction of power imports ⓘ support for mining sector power demand ⓘ |
| commissioningDate |
2021
ⓘ
2022 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Chirundu District ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| electricityUse |
domestic consumption in Zambia
ⓘ
industrial consumption in Zambia ⓘ |
| energySource | water ⓘ |
| environmentalImpactCategory | large hydropower project ⓘ |
| estimatedCost | approximately US$2 billion ⓘ |
| financier |
China Development Bank
ⓘ
Export-Import Bank of China ⓘ Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Zambian national grid ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 750 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kafue Gorge ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kafue River ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Sinohydro ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Chirundu
ⓘ
Lusaka ⓘ
linked to:
Lusaka, Zambia
|
| numberOfTurbines | 5 ⓘ |
| operator |
ZESCO
ⓘ
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited ⓘ
linked to:
ZESCO
|
| owner |
ZESCO
ⓘ
Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited ⓘ
linked to:
ZESCO
|
| partOf |
Kafue River hydropower cascade
ⓘ
linked to:
Kafue Gorge hydropower complex
|
| peakGenerationRole | base-load and mid-merit supply ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | hydropower ⓘ |
| projectType | run-of-river hydropower project ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
grid stabilization ⓘ |
| region | Southern Province, Zambia ⓘ |
| relatedFacility | Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Zambezi River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Zambezi Basin
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsInterconnection | Southern African Power Pool ⓘ |
| technology | high-voltage transmission integration ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 150 MW ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kafue River ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station Description of subject: Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station