Merikoski power plant
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Merikoski power plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Oulujoki River in Oulu, Finland, generating electricity from the river’s flow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Merikoski power plant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6939583 — 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: Merikoski power plant Context triple: [Oulujoki, hasHydropowerPlant, Merikoski power plant]
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A.
Imatra hydropower plant
The Imatra hydropower plant is one of Finland’s largest and oldest hydroelectric stations, harnessing the rapids at Imatra to generate electricity and serving as a notable industrial and tourist landmark.
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B.
Tumut 3 Power Station
Tumut 3 Power Station is a major hydroelectric and pumped-storage power station in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the large-scale Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme.
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C.
Kurpsai Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kurpsai Hydroelectric Power Plant is a major hydroelectric facility in Kyrgyzstan that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Naryn River.
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D.
Tumut 1 Power Station
Tumut 1 Power Station is a major hydroelectric power station in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the large Snowy Mountains hydroelectric and irrigation complex.
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E.
Tumut 2 Power Station
Tumut 2 Power Station is a major hydroelectric power station in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the large-scale Snowy Mountains hydroelectric and irrigation complex.
- 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: Merikoski power plant Target entity description: Merikoski power plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Oulujoki River in Oulu, Finland, generating electricity from the river’s flow.
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A.
Imatra hydropower plant
The Imatra hydropower plant is one of Finland’s largest and oldest hydroelectric stations, harnessing the rapids at Imatra to generate electricity and serving as a notable industrial and tourist landmark.
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B.
Tumut 3 Power Station
Tumut 3 Power Station is a major hydroelectric and pumped-storage power station in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the large-scale Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme.
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C.
Kurpsai Hydroelectric Power Plant
Kurpsai Hydroelectric Power Plant is a major hydroelectric facility in Kyrgyzstan that generates electricity by harnessing the flow of the Naryn River.
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D.
Tumut 1 Power Station
Tumut 1 Power Station is a major hydroelectric power station in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the large Snowy Mountains hydroelectric and irrigation complex.
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E.
Tumut 2 Power Station
Tumut 2 Power Station is a major hydroelectric power station in New South Wales, Australia, forming part of the large-scale Snowy Mountains hydroelectric and irrigation complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
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run-of-the-river power plant ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Oulu electrical distribution network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Finnish national grid ⓘ |
| gridRole | regional power supply ⓘ |
| hasAccess | service roads ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | industrial facility ⓘ |
| hasDam | Merikoski dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
fish migration barrier
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modification of Oulujoki River flow ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
base-load power generation
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peak-load power support ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
intake channel
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powerhouse ⓘ spillway ⓘ tailrace channel ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Merikosken voimalaitos (Finnish) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Oulun Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature | floodgates ⓘ |
| hasStatus | operational ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Kaplan turbine ⓘ |
| isDownstreamOf | Montta power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Oulujoki hydropower system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUpstreamOf | Pyhäkoski power plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Ostrobothnia
NERFINISHED
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Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Oulu city centre area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bothnian Bay coast
NERFINISHED
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Hollihaka city district NERFINISHED ⓘ Merikosken silta ⓘ Oulu city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuiran city district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Oulujoki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipality | Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Oulun Energia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Oulu (through Oulun Energia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Ostrobothnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | energy sector ⓘ |
| subsector | hydropower generation ⓘ |
| usesResource | flow of Oulujoki River ⓘ |
| waterBody | Oulujoki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | Oulujoki water system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Merikoski power plant Description of subject: Merikoski power plant is a hydroelectric power station located on the Oulujoki River in Oulu, Finland, generating electricity from the river’s flow.
Referenced by (1)
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