Nam Ou 2 Dam
E442495
Nam Ou 2 Dam is a hydropower facility on the Nam Ou River in Laos that forms part of a larger cascade of dams developed for electricity generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nam Ou 2 Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4446912 — 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 Ou 2 Dam Context triple: [Nam Ou, hasHydropowerCascade, Nam Ou 2 Dam]
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A.
Nam Ou 1 Dam
Nam Ou 1 Dam is a hydropower facility on Laos’s Nam Ou River that forms part of a larger cascade of dams developed for electricity generation.
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B.
Thein Dam
Thein Dam, also known as Ranjit Sagar Dam, is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
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C.
Kpong Dam
Kpong Dam is a hydroelectric power facility on Ghana’s Volta River that generates electricity and supports irrigation and water supply in the region.
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D.
Chua Mot Cot
Chua Mot Cot is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique single-pillar pagoda design that appears to rise from a lotus pond.
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E.
Rod Nam Dam Hua
Rod Nam Dam Hua is a traditional Thai New Year ritual in which younger people pour scented water over the hands of elders to show respect and seek blessings.
- 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 Ou 2 Dam Target entity description: Nam Ou 2 Dam is a hydropower facility on the Nam Ou River in Laos that forms part of a larger cascade of dams developed for electricity generation.
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A.
Nam Ou 1 Dam
Nam Ou 1 Dam is a hydropower facility on Laos’s Nam Ou River that forms part of a larger cascade of dams developed for electricity generation.
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B.
Thein Dam
Thein Dam, also known as Ranjit Sagar Dam, is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
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C.
Kpong Dam
Kpong Dam is a hydroelectric power facility on Ghana’s Volta River that generates electricity and supports irrigation and water supply in the region.
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D.
Chua Mot Cot
Chua Mot Cot is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, famed for its unique single-pillar pagoda design that appears to rise from a lotus pond.
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E.
Rod Nam Dam Hua
Rod Nam Dam Hua is a traditional Thai New Year ritual in which younger people pour scented water over the hands of elders to show respect and seek blessings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Laos as the "battery of Southeast Asia"
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hydropower export from Laos ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Laos ⓘ |
| belongsTo | renewable energy infrastructure in Laos ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Laos national power grid ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | concrete ⓘ |
| country | Laos ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | northern Laos ⓘ |
| developer |
Power Construction Corporation of China
ⓘ
Sinohydro ⓘ |
| energySource | water ⓘ |
| financingSource | Chinese investment ⓘ |
| generationType | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
powerhouse
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasFunction | grid electricity supply ⓘ |
| impact |
aquatic ecosystem alteration
ⓘ
fish migration disruption ⓘ local community resettlement ⓘ river flow regulation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inland Southeast Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
Indochinese Peninsula
mainstream of Nam Ou River ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Luang Prabang Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nam Ou River ⓘ |
| operator |
Nam Ou River Basin Hydropower Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Nam Ou hydropower cascade
|
| owner |
Nam Ou River Basin Hydropower Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Nam Ou hydropower cascade
|
| partOf |
Laos hydropower development strategy
ⓘ
Nam Ou hydropower cascade ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Nam Ou 1-7 hydropower project ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region | Greater Mekong Subregion ⓘ |
| risk |
biodiversity loss
ⓘ
downstream flow alteration ⓘ sediment trapping ⓘ |
| riverBasin |
Mekong River basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Mekong River
|
| sector | energy infrastructure ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectTo | environmental impact assessment requirements ⓘ |
| technology | conventional hydropower turbines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nam Ou 2 Dam Description of subject: Nam Ou 2 Dam is a hydropower facility on the Nam Ou River in Laos that forms part of a larger cascade of dams developed for electricity generation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.