Kriel Power Station
E684411
Kriel Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa that forms part of the country’s major electricity-generating infrastructure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kriel Power Station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7718603 — 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: Kriel Power Station Context triple: [Emalahleni, hasPowerStationNearby, Kriel Power Station]
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A.
Atiamuri Power Station
Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that generates electricity from the flow of the Waikato River.
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B.
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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C.
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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D.
Nkula Falls power station
Nkula Falls power station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Malawi that generates electricity from the flow of the Shire River.
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E.
Uri I Power Station
Uri I Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Jammu and Kashmir, India, utilizing water from the Jhelum River to generate electricity.
- 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: Kriel Power Station Target entity description: Kriel Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa that forms part of the country’s major electricity-generating infrastructure.
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A.
Atiamuri Power Station
Atiamuri Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in New Zealand that generates electricity from the flow of the Waikato River.
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B.
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station
Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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C.
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station
Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Zambia that generates electricity from the flow of the Kafue River.
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D.
Nkula Falls power station
Nkula Falls power station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Malawi that generates electricity from the flow of the Shire River.
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E.
Uri I Power Station
Uri I Power Station is a major hydroelectric power facility in Jammu and Kashmir, India, utilizing water from the Jhelum River to generate electricity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coal-fired power station ⓘ |
| commissioned |
1976
ⓘ
1979 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Eskom transmission substations ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| coolingSource | cooling towers ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity | 3000 megawatts ⓘ |
| emits |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
nitrogen oxides ⓘ sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| fuelSupply | nearby coal mines ⓘ |
| fuelType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| gridConnection | high-voltage transmission network ⓘ |
| gridOperator | Eskom Transmission ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
air pollution
ⓘ
coal ash generation ⓘ greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
South African energy security
ⓘ
regional air quality in Mpumalanga ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
ash disposal facilities
ⓘ
boiler units ⓘ coal handling facilities ⓘ cooling towers ⓘ generators ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 3000 MW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mpumalanga
ⓘ
Nkangala District Municipality ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kriel, Mpumalanga
ⓘ
linked to:
Kriel
|
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Eskom ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Eskom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eskom generation fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Eskom coal power station fleet
South African electricity grid ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | coal ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region |
Highveld region of Mpumalanga
ⓘ
linked to:
Mpumalanga highlands
|
| regulator | National Energy Regulator of South Africa ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| serves | national electricity demand of South Africa ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
South African energy policy
ⓘ
South African environmental regulations ⓘ |
| technology | pulverised coal combustion ⓘ |
| unitType | coal-fired generating unit ⓘ |
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: Kriel Power Station Description of subject: Kriel Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa that forms part of the country’s major electricity-generating infrastructure.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.