Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
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The Upper Karnali Hydropower Project is a major planned run-of-river hydroelectric development in Nepal designed to harness the Karnali River for large-scale power generation and regional energy export.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Ltd | 2 |
| Karnali Chisapani Hydropower Project | 1 |
| Karnali River hydropower development | 1 |
| Upper Karnali Hydropower Project canonical | 1 |
| Upper Karnali Storage Project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3596804 — 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: Upper Karnali Hydropower Project Context triple: [Karnali River, hydropowerProject, Upper Karnali Hydropower Project]
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A.
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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B.
Teesta V Hydroelectric Project
Teesta V Hydroelectric Project is a major hydroelectric power station in Sikkim, India, harnessing the Teesta River to generate electricity for the region.
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C.
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.
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D.
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant
The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station in Jammu and Kashmir, India, built on a tributary of the Jhelum to generate electricity and support regional water management.
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E.
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.
- 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: Upper Karnali Hydropower Project Target entity description: The Upper Karnali Hydropower Project is a major planned run-of-river hydroelectric development in Nepal designed to harness the Karnali River for large-scale power generation and regional energy export.
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A.
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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B.
Teesta V Hydroelectric Project
Teesta V Hydroelectric Project is a major hydroelectric power station in Sikkim, India, harnessing the Teesta River to generate electricity for the region.
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C.
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.
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D.
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant
The Kishanganga Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station in Jammu and Kashmir, India, built on a tributary of the Jhelum to generate electricity and support regional water management.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydropower project
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run-of-river hydropower plant ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| countryOfExport |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ |
| developer |
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Ltd
|
| developerParentCompany | GMR Group ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
aquatic ecosystem impact
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river flow alteration ⓘ |
| financingModel | project finance ⓘ |
| gridConnection | national grid of Nepal ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dam
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headrace tunnel ⓘ powerhouse ⓘ switchyard ⓘ transmission line ⓘ |
| intendedMarket | regional power trade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Achham District
ⓘ
Dailekh District ⓘ Karnali River ⓘ Surkhet ⓘ
surface form:
Surkhet District
|
| ownershipModel | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| partOf |
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Karnali River hydropower development
|
| plannedOperationMode | run-of-river with peaking capability ⓘ |
| policyContext |
South Asian regional energy cooperation
ⓘ
cross-border electricity trade ⓘ |
| powerPurchaseAgreementParty |
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Ltd
Government of Nepal ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| projectType | run-of-river ⓘ |
| region |
western Nepal
ⓘ
surface form:
Far-Western Nepal
|
| regulator | Government of Nepal ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnali Chisapani Hydropower Project
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Karnali Storage Project
|
| riverBasin | Karnali Basin ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | electricity export ⓘ |
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
land acquisition
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resettlement and rehabilitation ⓘ |
| status |
not yet constructed
ⓘ
planned ⓘ |
| subsector | hydropower ⓘ |
| technology | hydroelectric ⓘ |
| usesResource | Karnali River flow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper Karnali Hydropower Project Description of subject: The Upper Karnali Hydropower Project is a major planned run-of-river hydroelectric development in Nepal designed to harness the Karnali River for large-scale power generation and regional energy export.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
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developer
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Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Ltd
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
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powerPurchaseAgreementParty
→
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Ltd
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
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partOf
→
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Karnali River hydropower development
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
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relatedProject
→
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Karnali Chisapani Hydropower Project
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
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relatedProject
→
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Upper Karnali Storage Project