Nam Ngum 2 Hydropower Project

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The Nam Ngum 2 Hydropower Project is a large hydroelectric dam and power station in Laos developed to generate electricity and support regional energy exports, particularly to neighboring Thailand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
hydroelectric power station
hydropower project
basin Mekong River basin NERFINISHED
benefitType electricity supply
export revenue
regional power trade
category Dams in Laos
Energy infrastructure in Laos
Hydroelectric power stations in Laos
connectedTo Thai power grid
country Laos NERFINISHED
countryOfGridExport Thailand NERFINISHED
damType concrete dam
rockfill dam
energySource hydropower
gridConnection high-voltage transmission lines
hasComponent Nam Ngum 2 Dam NERFINISHED
Nam Ngum 2 Power Station NERFINISHED
impactType environmental impact
social impact
infrastructureType hydropower infrastructure
large dam
isInBilateralCooperation Laos–Thailand energy cooperation
locatedIn Lao People’s Democratic Republic NERFINISHED
locatedInCountry Lao PDR NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Lower Mekong region NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Nam Ngum River NERFINISHED
partOf Nam Ngum River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED
primaryExportMarket Thailand NERFINISHED
province Vientiane Province NERFINISHED
purpose electricity export
electricity generation
regionServed Greater Mekong Subregion NERFINISHED
relatedProject Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project NERFINISHED
Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project NERFINISHED
Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower Project NERFINISHED
roleInEconomy major power export project
roleInSector key asset in Lao hydropower development
sector energy
status operational
subsector hydroelectricity
supportsPolicy Laos as “battery of Southeast Asia” strategy
type storage hydropower plant
usesResource water

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Nam Ngum River associatedWithProject Nam Ngum 2 Hydropower Project