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oil-fired power station

power station that burns petroleum (oil) to produce electricity
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oil-fired power station

Summary

oil-fired power station has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • oil-fired power station is a type of fossil-fuel power station[2].
  • oil-fired power station's Commons category is recorded as Oil-fired power plants[3].
  • oil-fired power station's source of energy is recorded as petroleum[4].
  • oil-fired power station's source of energy is recorded as mazut[5].
  • oil-fired power station's source of energy is recorded as diesel fuel[6].
  • oil-fired power station's source of energy is recorded as fuel oil[7].
  • oil-fired power station's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oil-fired power stations[8].
  • oil-fired power station's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as plant:method=combustion[9].
  • oil-fired power station's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as plant:source=oil[10].
  • oil-fired power station's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as power=plant[11].

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Definition and Type

oil-fired power station is a type of fossil-fuel power station[2].

Why It Matters

oil-fired power station has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → ['Q19702', 'Q19630', 'Q5792']
    Source of energy → petroleum, mazut, diesel fuel +1
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → fossil-fuel power station
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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