Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
E372073
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station is one of Russia’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in the Leningrad Oblast and historically significant for its role in early Soviet electrification.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volkhov Hydroelectric Station canonical | 3 |
| Волховская гидроэлектростанция | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3594587 — 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: Volkhov Hydroelectric Station Context triple: [Volkhov River, hasHydroelectricPlant, Volkhov Hydroelectric Station]
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A.
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs at the time of its construction.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Volga Hydroelectric Station dam
The Volga Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam on the Volga River near Volgograd, Russia, forming one of the largest reservoirs in Europe and serving as a key source of power and navigation control in the 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: Volkhov Hydroelectric Station Target entity description: Volkhov Hydroelectric Station is one of Russia’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in the Leningrad Oblast and historically significant for its role in early Soviet electrification.
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A.
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric power plant on the Volga River in Russia, known for creating one of the world’s largest artificial reservoirs at the time of its construction.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Volga Hydroelectric Station dam
The Volga Hydroelectric Station dam is a major Soviet-era hydroelectric dam on the Volga River near Volgograd, Russia, forming one of the largest reservoirs in Europe and serving as a key source of power and navigation control in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| affects | Volkhov River flow regime ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
GOELRO Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Lenin’s GOELRO plan
Soviet industrialization ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1926 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Lake Ladoga
ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Ladoga basin
regional transmission network ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Northwest power system of Russia ⓘ |
| gridRole | base-load and peak-load regulation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
powerhouse ⓘ ship lock ⓘ spillway ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Волховская гидроэлектростанция
|
| hasPrimaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Volkhov Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType |
Francis turbine
ⓘ
Kaplan turbines ⓘ
surface form:
Kaplan turbine
|
| heritageStatus | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Soviet era ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| industry | electric power industry ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| locatedIn | Leningrad Oblast ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Volkhov
ⓘ
surface form:
Volkhov town
|
| locatedOnRiver | Volkhov River ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway |
Volkhov River
ⓘ
surface form:
Volkhov River waterway
|
| modernizationPeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| opened | 1926 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | TGC-1 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | TGC-1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
GOELRO Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
GOELRO plan
Unified Energy System of Russia ⓘ |
| region |
Northwestern Federal Okrug
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Federal District of Russia
|
| significance |
key project of early Soviet electrification
ⓘ
one of the first large hydroelectric power plants in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| startOfConstruction | 1918 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | power supply for Leningrad region ⓘ |
| underwent | modernization ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| uses | run-of-river scheme ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Volkhov Hydroelectric Station Description of subject: Volkhov Hydroelectric Station is one of Russia’s oldest large-scale hydroelectric power plants, located in the Leningrad Oblast and historically significant for its role in early Soviet electrification.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
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hasOfficialName
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Volkhov Hydroelectric Station
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Волховская гидроэлектростанция