Binga Dam
E458921
Binga Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in the Philippines that harnesses the flow of the Agno River for power generation and water management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Binga Dam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4636642 — 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: Binga Dam Context triple: [Agno River, hasDam, Binga Dam]
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A.
Wyangala Dam
Wyangala Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, serving irrigation, water supply, and recreational purposes.
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B.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.
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C.
Chivero Dam
Chivero Dam is a major reservoir in Zimbabwe that supplies water to Harare and supports recreation, fishing, and wildlife in the surrounding Lake Chivero Recreational Park.
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D.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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E.
Jebba Dam
Jebba Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Nigeria that harnesses the flow of the Niger River to generate electricity and support regional water management.
- 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: Binga Dam Target entity description: Binga Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in the Philippines that harnesses the flow of the Agno River for power generation and water management.
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A.
Wyangala Dam
Wyangala Dam is a major water storage and flood mitigation reservoir in New South Wales, Australia, serving irrigation, water supply, and recreational purposes.
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B.
Betania Dam
Betania Dam is a major hydroelectric dam and reservoir in Colombia, known for generating power and supporting irrigation and aquaculture in the Huila region.
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C.
Chivero Dam
Chivero Dam is a major reservoir in Zimbabwe that supplies water to Harare and supports recreation, fishing, and wildlife in the surrounding Lake Chivero Recreational Park.
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D.
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam
Itezhi-Tezhi Dam is a major hydroelectric and water-regulation dam in Zambia that helps control flows and generate power along the Kafue River system, a key tributary of the Zambezi.
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E.
Jebba Dam
Jebba Dam is a major hydroelectric power facility in Nigeria that harnesses the flow of the Niger River to generate electricity and support regional water management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| affects | downstream communities along the Agno River ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1956 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryCode | PH ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damCrosses | Agno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | peak load generation ⓘ |
| downstreamFrom | Ambuklao Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 500 m above sea level ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Luzon grid ⓘ |
| hasPowerStation | Binga Hydroelectric Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Binga Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| installedCapacity |
120 MW (original)
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140 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Itogon, Benguet, Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Baguio City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Barangay Tinongdan, Itogon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the earliest large hydroelectric projects in northern Luzon ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| operator | SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | SN Aboitiz Power-Benguet, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Agno River hydroelectric power complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plantType | conventional hydroelectric power plant ⓘ |
| previousOwner | National Power Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | electricity generation ⓘ |
| province | Benguet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation support ⓘ power generation ⓘ water management ⓘ |
| region | Cordillera Administrative Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation | rehabilitated and upgraded in the 2010s ⓘ |
| river | Agno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryUse |
flood mitigation
ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Philippine environmental and water regulations ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom | San Roque Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | Agno River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Binga Dam Description of subject: Binga Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in the Philippines that harnesses the flow of the Agno River for power generation and water management.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.