Inga I Dam
E621610
Inga I Dam is a major hydroelectric power station on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming part of the vast Inga Falls energy complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Inga I Dam canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6825947 — 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: Inga I Dam Context triple: [Livingstone Falls, hydroelectricProject, Inga I Dam]
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A.
Igunga
Igunga is a town and district in central Tanzania known for its agricultural activities, particularly cotton and livestock farming, within the Tabora Region.
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B.
Inga
Inga is the given first name of American rapper and actress Foxy Brown, whose full name is Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand.
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C.
Inga
Inga are an Indigenous people of the Andean region of Colombia, known for their Quechua-related language and rich traditions in agriculture, herbal medicine, and communal life.
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D.
Kandia
Kandia is a remote valley and settlement area located within Pakistan’s Kohistan mountain ranges, known for its rugged terrain and isolated communities.
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E.
Kalanga
Kalanga is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana by the Kalanga people.
- 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: Inga I Dam Target entity description: Inga I Dam is a major hydroelectric power station on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming part of the vast Inga Falls energy complex.
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A.
Igunga
Igunga is a town and district in central Tanzania known for its agricultural activities, particularly cotton and livestock farming, within the Tabora Region.
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B.
Inga
Inga is the given first name of American rapper and actress Foxy Brown, whose full name is Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand.
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C.
Inga
Inga are an Indigenous people of the Andean region of Colombia, known for their Quechua-related language and rich traditions in agriculture, herbal medicine, and communal life.
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D.
Kandia
Kandia is a remote valley and settlement area located within Pakistan’s Kohistan mountain ranges, known for its rugged terrain and isolated communities.
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E.
Kalanga
Kalanga is a Southern Bantu language spoken primarily in southwestern Zimbabwe and northeastern Botswana by the Kalanga people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
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hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1972 ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Inga–Shaba transmission line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| designedCapacity | 351 MW ⓘ |
| designedFor | large-scale industrial power supply ⓘ |
| distanceFromKinshasa | about 225 km southwest ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | DRC national grid ⓘ |
| hasElectricalSubstation | Inga high-voltage substation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
maintenance challenges
ⓘ
underutilization of installed capacity ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| inception | 1972 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 351 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bas-Congo Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inga, Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongo Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Inga Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Boma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | uses natural drop of Inga Falls ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 6 ⓘ |
| operator |
SNEL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Société Nationale d’Électricité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
SNEL
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Société Nationale d’Électricité NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Inga Falls complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inga I and Inga II hydroelectric project NERFINISHED ⓘ Inga hydroelectric scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | power generation ⓘ |
| region | Lower Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Grand Inga Dam (proposed)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inga II Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesIndustry | mining sector in Katanga region ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| waterbody | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourseDam | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Inga I Dam Description of subject: Inga I Dam is a major hydroelectric power station on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming part of the vast Inga Falls energy complex.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.