Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project
E450721
The Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project is a major hydroelectric dam and power station in Laos that plays a key role in the country’s electricity generation and regional power exports.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project canonical | 5 |
| Nam Ngum Hydropower Project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4535155 — 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: Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project Context triple: [Nam Ngum River, associatedWithProject, Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project]
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A.
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project is a major run-of-the-river hydropower plant under construction in Bhutan, developed with Indian assistance to generate electricity for domestic use and export.
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B.
Karot Hydropower Project
The Karot Hydropower Project is a major run-of-river hydroelectric power plant on the Jhelum River in Pakistan, developed under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor to boost the country’s electricity generation capacity.
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Karuma Hydropower Station
Karuma Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that harnesses the flow of the Victoria Nile to generate electricity for the national grid.
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D.
Shimsha Hydroelectric Project
Shimsha Hydroelectric Project is one of Karnataka’s early hydroelectric power stations, built on the Shimsha River to generate electricity using its water flow.
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E.
Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project
The Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project is a major run-of-the-river dam and power station under construction on the Subansiri River in India, intended to generate significant hydroelectric power for the northeastern 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: Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project Target entity description: The Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project is a major hydroelectric dam and power station in Laos that plays a key role in the country’s electricity generation and regional power exports.
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A.
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project is a major run-of-the-river hydropower plant under construction in Bhutan, developed with Indian assistance to generate electricity for domestic use and export.
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B.
Karot Hydropower Project
The Karot Hydropower Project is a major run-of-river hydroelectric power plant on the Jhelum River in Pakistan, developed under the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor to boost the country’s electricity generation capacity.
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C.
Karuma Hydropower Station
Karuma Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that harnesses the flow of the Victoria Nile to generate electricity for the national grid.
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D.
Shimsha Hydroelectric Project
Shimsha Hydroelectric Project is one of Karnataka’s early hydroelectric power stations, built on the Shimsha River to generate electricity using its water flow.
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E.
Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project
The Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project is a major run-of-the-river dam and power station under construction on the Subansiri River in India, intended to generate significant hydroelectric power for the northeastern region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric dam
ⓘ
hydropower project ⓘ power station ⓘ |
| basin |
Mekong River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Mekong River
|
| commissioned | 1971 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1968 ⓘ |
| country | Laos ⓘ |
| countryContext |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Laos
|
| damType | concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| energySource | renewable energy ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
creation of large artificial lake
ⓘ
inundation of upstream land ⓘ |
| expanded |
1978
ⓘ
1984 ⓘ 1989 ⓘ |
| exportsElectricityTo | Thailand ⓘ |
| fundingSupport |
Asian Development Bank
ⓘ
World Bank ⓘ bilateral donors ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
Lao national grid
ⓘ
linked to:
Laos national power grid
|
| installedCapacity_MW | 150 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vientiane Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nam Ngum River ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 5 ⓘ |
| operator |
Electricité du Laos
ⓘ
linked to:
Électricité du Laos
|
| owner |
Electricité du Laos
ⓘ
linked to:
Électricité du Laos
|
| policyRole | anchor project for Lao hydropower development ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
grid stabilization ⓘ power export ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
Nam Ngum 2 Hydropower Project
ⓘ
Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project ⓘ |
| reservoirAlternateName |
Lake Nam Ngum
ⓘ
linked to:
Nam Ngum Reservoir
|
| reservoirName | Nam Ngum Reservoir ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | supports Lao strategy as regional power exporter ⓘ |
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| significance |
first large-scale hydropower project in Laos
ⓘ
key asset in Lao national power system ⓘ major source of foreign exchange through power exports ⓘ |
| socialImpact | resettlement of local communities ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subsector | hydropower ⓘ |
| technology | large-scale hydroelectric generation ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project Description of subject: The Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project is a major hydroelectric dam and power station in Laos that plays a key role in the country’s electricity generation and regional power exports.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project