Kapichira Falls power station
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Kapichira Falls power station is a major hydroelectric facility in Malawi that generates power by harnessing the flow of the Shire River near Kapichira Falls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kapichira Falls power station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6817173 — 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: Kapichira Falls power station Context triple: [Shire River, hasHydropowerPlant, Kapichira Falls power station]
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A.
Flix hydroelectric plant
The Flix hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality of Flix in Catalonia, Spain, generating electricity from the flow of the Ebro River.
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B.
Machicura hydropower plant
The Machicura hydropower plant is a hydroelectric facility in Chile that forms part of the larger Maule hydropower complex, contributing renewable energy generation to the regional power grid.
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C.
Karuma Hydropower Station
Karuma Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that harnesses the flow of the Victoria Nile to generate electricity for the national grid.
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D.
Kotmale Hydroelectric Power Station
Kotmale Hydroelectric Power Station is a major Sri Lankan hydroelectric facility that harnesses the waters of the Mahaweli River to generate electricity as part of the country's largest river basin development scheme.
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E.
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric facility in northern Albania, forming part of the Drin River cascade and serving as one of the country’s largest sources of 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: Kapichira Falls power station Target entity description: Kapichira Falls power station is a major hydroelectric facility in Malawi that generates power by harnessing the flow of the Shire River near Kapichira Falls.
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A.
Flix hydroelectric plant
The Flix hydroelectric plant is a hydroelectric power station located in the municipality of Flix in Catalonia, Spain, generating electricity from the flow of the Ebro River.
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B.
Machicura hydropower plant
The Machicura hydropower plant is a hydroelectric facility in Chile that forms part of the larger Maule hydropower complex, contributing renewable energy generation to the regional power grid.
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C.
Karuma Hydropower Station
Karuma Hydropower Station is a major hydroelectric power plant in Uganda that harnesses the flow of the Victoria Nile to generate electricity for the national grid.
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D.
Kotmale Hydroelectric Power Station
Kotmale Hydroelectric Power Station is a major Sri Lankan hydroelectric facility that harnesses the waters of the Mahaweli River to generate electricity as part of the country's largest river basin development scheme.
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E.
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station
Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station is a major hydroelectric facility in northern Albania, forming part of the Drin River cascade and serving as one of the country’s largest sources of electricity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| category |
Hydroelectric power stations in Malawi
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Shire River basin infrastructure ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2000 ⓘ |
| commissionedPhase |
Kapichira I 2000
ⓘ
Kapichira II 2013 ⓘ |
| country | Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | run-of-river ⓘ |
| distanceToBlantyre | approximately 80 km southwest ⓘ |
| fuelType | renewable energy ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
African Development Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Investment Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ World Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generationType | hydroelectric ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Malawi national grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Kapichira Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact | modification of Shire River flow near Kapichira Falls ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| installedCapacity |
128 MW
ⓘ
128 megawatts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chikwawa District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kapichira Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Blantyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator |
EGENCO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
EGENCO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Generation Company Malawi Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shire River hydropower cascade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phase |
Kapichira I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kapichira II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyOwnedBy |
ESCOM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnergySource | water ⓘ |
| purpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region | Southern Region, Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Malawi national power system
ⓘ
southern Malawi ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports | Malawi electricity supply security ⓘ |
| upstreamFrom |
Nkula Falls power station
NERFINISHED
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Tedzani Falls power station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWatercourse | Shire River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kapichira Falls power station Description of subject: Kapichira Falls power station is a major hydroelectric facility in Malawi that generates power by harnessing the flow of the Shire River near Kapichira Falls.
Referenced by (1)
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