Nam Ngum 2 Dam

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Nam Ngum 2 Dam is a major hydroelectric power dam in Laos that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Nam Ngum River.

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Nam Ngum 2 Dam canonical 5
Nam Ngum Reservoir 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
basinCountry Laos
commissioningDate 2012
constructionCompany CH. Karnchang
Italian-Thai Development
constructionStartDate 2006
country Laos
countryOfficialName Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Laos
designedFor base-load power supply
downstreamFrom Nam Ngum 3 Dam site
linked to: Nam Ngum 3 Dam
energySource renewable energy
environmentalImpact displacement of local communities
inundation of upstream valleys
fundingSource Laotian government
linked to: Government of Laos

Thai private investors
gridConnection Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand grid
hasLanguageOfLocation Lao
height 181 m
installedCapacity 615 MW
length 530 m
locatedIn Xaisomboun Province
locatedInRegion central Laos
locatedNear Vientiane Province border
locatedOnContinent Asia
locatedOnRiver Nam Ngum River
numberOfTurbines 3
openingDate 2012
operator Nam Ngum 2 Power Company
owner Nam Ngum 2 Power Company
partOf Laos hydropower development program
Nam Ngum River hydropower cascade
plantType conventional hydroelectric power plant
primaryElectricityExportDestination Thailand
purpose hydroelectricity
power generation
reservoirCapacity 6.7 billion m³
reservoirName Nam Ngum 2 Reservoir
linked to: Nam Ngum Reservoir
reservoirSurfaceArea 120 km²
spillwayType gated spillway
status operational
turbineType Francis turbine
upstreamFrom Nam Ngum 1 Dam
watercourse Nam Ngum River

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Referenced by (6)

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Nam Ngum River hasHydropowerDam Nam Ngum 2 Dam
Nam Ngum River hasReservoir Nam Ngum Reservoir
linked to: Nam Ngum 2 Dam
Nam Ngum 3 Dam relatedTo Nam Ngum 2 Dam
Nam Ngum 4 Dam relatedTo Nam Ngum 2 Dam