Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
E406338
Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Kura River in Azerbaijan, serving as one of the country’s largest sources of electricity generation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station canonical | 3 |
| Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Plant | 1 |
| Mingəçevir Su Elektrik Stansiyası | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4013274 — 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: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station Context triple: [Mingachevir, hasHydroelectricPowerStation, Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station]
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A.
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, forming part of the Upper Volga cascade and supplying electricity as well as regulating water levels for navigation and water management.
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B.
Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant is a major Latvian hydroelectric facility on the Daugava River that generates electricity and helps regulate water flow for the region.
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C.
Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant is one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in the Baltic region, located in Latvia and serving as a major source of renewable electricity.
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D.
Gorky Hydroelectric Station
Gorky Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for its large dam and role in regional power generation and navigation.
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E.
Saratov Hydroelectric Station
Saratov Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, providing electricity generation and water regulation for the surrounding region.
- 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: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station Target entity description: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Kura River in Azerbaijan, serving as one of the country’s largest sources of electricity generation.
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A.
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station
Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, forming part of the Upper Volga cascade and supplying electricity as well as regulating water levels for navigation and water management.
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B.
Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kegums Hydroelectric Power Plant is a major Latvian hydroelectric facility on the Daugava River that generates electricity and helps regulate water flow for the region.
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C.
Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant
Plavinas Hydroelectric Power Plant is one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in the Baltic region, located in Latvia and serving as a major source of renewable electricity.
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D.
Gorky Hydroelectric Station
Gorky Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for its large dam and role in regional power generation and navigation.
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E.
Saratov Hydroelectric Station
Saratov Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, providing electricity generation and water regulation for the surrounding region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| affects | Kura River flow regime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mingachevir HPP
ⓘ
linked to:
Mingachevir
Mingəçevir Su Elektrik Stansiyası ⓘ
linked to:
Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
|
| basinCountry | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1953 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | regional transmission network ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| country | Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| countryGridImportance | key base-load and peak-load plant ⓘ |
| damType | earth-fill dam ⓘ |
| designedFor | multi-purpose water resources development ⓘ |
| energySource | water ⓘ |
| gridConnection |
Azerbaijan national grid
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan
|
| hasComponent |
powerhouse
ⓘ
spillway ⓘ switchyard ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Mingachevir Reservoir ⓘ |
| historicalContext | built during Soviet era ⓘ |
| inaugurationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 402 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mingachevir ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Mingachevir District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mingachevir city
ⓘ
linked to:
Mingachevir
|
| locatedOnRiver | Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 8 ⓘ |
| operator | Azerenerji ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Azerenerji ⓘ |
| partOf |
Azerbaijan power system
ⓘ
Mingachevir Dam ⓘ
linked to:
Mingachevir Reservoir
|
| primaryFuel | hydropower ⓘ |
| purpose |
electricity generation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ irrigation support ⓘ peak load regulation ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Mingachevir Reservoir ⓘ |
| reservoirUse |
irrigation
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ |
| significance |
major source of electricity for Azerbaijan
ⓘ
one of the largest power plants in Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| startOfConstruction | 1945 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| watercourse | Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station Description of subject: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric power plant on the Kura River in Azerbaijan, serving as one of the country’s largest sources of electricity generation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station
linked to: Mingachevir Hydroelectric Power Station