Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Regains External Power After Blackout
The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine began receiving external electricity from the Ukrainian grid again on the evening of 8 November. Operator Energoatom warns the situation at the site remains extremely dangerous.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine had its external power supply restored on the evening of 8 November, according to Energoatom, Ukraine's state nuclear energy company. The plant is under Russian occupation, and its safety remains one of the most sensitive issues of the war.
The company said that at 17:41 a 330-kilovolt transmission line, Feroplavna-1, was switched on. The plant is once again drawing electricity from the Ukrainian power system.
Energoatom stressed, however, that the situation at the plant remains extremely dangerous. As long as the station is occupied, the threat of power losses, as well as nuclear and radiation safety risks, persists.
Background
Early on 8 November, the Zaporizhzhia plant lost all external power. It was the 16th complete blackout at the station since the beginning of the year.
A recent investigation by Greenpeace Ukraine, the Ukrainian branch of the environmental organisation, found that Russia is deliberately knocking out the power lines that supply the plant.
