Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
E192973
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam project in Ethiopia designed to be Africa’s largest power plant and a major source of regional political and environmental controversy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam canonical | 4 |
| Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1740234 — 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: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Context triple: [Blue Nile, hasDam, Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam]
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A.
Aswan High Dam
The Aswan High Dam is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, built in the 1960s to control flooding, provide hydroelectric power, and improve irrigation, while also causing the creation of Lake Nasser and the displacement of communities and archaeological sites in Nubia.
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Tabqa Dam
Tabqa Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in northern Syria, forming Lake Assad and playing a key role in the country’s water and power supply.
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Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam in China, renowned as one of the world’s largest power stations and a major flood-control and navigation project.
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D.
Grand Inga Dam Project
The Grand Inga Dam Project is an ambitious proposed hydroelectric megaproject on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, intended to become the world’s largest power station and a key driver of regional energy integration and development.
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E.
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam is a massive hydroelectric power plant on the Brazil–Paraguay border, once the world’s largest in installed capacity and still one of the most important sources of renewable energy in South America.
- 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: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Target entity description: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam project in Ethiopia designed to be Africa’s largest power plant and a major source of regional political and environmental controversy.
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A.
Aswan High Dam
The Aswan High Dam is a massive embankment dam on the Nile River in southern Egypt, built in the 1960s to control flooding, provide hydroelectric power, and improve irrigation, while also causing the creation of Lake Nasser and the displacement of communities and archaeological sites in Nubia.
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B.
Tabqa Dam
Tabqa Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Euphrates River in northern Syria, forming Lake Assad and playing a key role in the country’s water and power supply.
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C.
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a massive hydroelectric gravity dam in China, renowned as one of the world’s largest power stations and a major flood-control and navigation project.
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D.
Grand Inga Dam Project
The Grand Inga Dam Project is an ambitious proposed hydroelectric megaproject on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, intended to become the world’s largest power station and a key driver of regional energy integration and development.
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E.
Itaipu Dam
Itaipu Dam is a massive hydroelectric power plant on the Brazil–Paraguay border, once the world’s largest in installed capacity and still one of the most important sources of renewable energy in South America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
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hydroelectric dam ⓘ roller-compacted concrete dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GERD
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Hidase Dam ⓘ |
| announced | 2011 ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| claimedInstalledCapacity | 6000 MW ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2011-04-02 ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| damHeight | approximately 145 metres ⓘ |
| damLength | approximately 1780 metres ⓘ |
| designedBy | Salini Impregilo ⓘ |
| downstreamCountryAffected |
Egypt
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Sudan ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionCost | approximately 4.8 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| expectedAnnualGeneration | approximately 15000 GWh ⓘ |
| expectedBeneficiarySector |
Ethiopian agriculture sector
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Ethiopian manufacturing sector ⓘ |
| firstTurbinesCommissioned | 2022 ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Ethiopian government bonds
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diaspora bonds ⓘ public contributions from Ethiopian citizens ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Ethiopian national grid ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | approximately 5150 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Benishangul-Gumuz Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sudanese border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Salini Impregilo ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Government of Ethiopia
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surface form:
Ethiopian government
|
| numberOfTurbines | 13 ⓘ |
| operator | Ethiopian Electric Power ⓘ |
| owner | Ethiopian Electric Power ⓘ |
| partOfRiverBasin | Nile Basin ⓘ |
| plannedPowerExportTo |
Djibouti
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Kenya ⓘ Sudan ⓘ other East African countries ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
source of diplomatic tension with Egypt
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symbol of Ethiopian national pride ⓘ |
| purpose |
economic development
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electricity generation ⓘ flood control ⓘ regional power export ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | approximately 74 billion cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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| spillwayType | controlled spillway ⓘ |
| status | partially operational ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
disputes over Nile water allocation
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environmental impact debates ⓘ regional security concerns ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Description of subject: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a massive hydroelectric dam project in Ethiopia designed to be Africa’s largest power plant and a major source of regional political and environmental controversy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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reservoirName
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam