Power supply to Zaporizhzhia NPP restored: Line damaged by Russian shelling reconnected

Ukrenergo repair crews have restored the reliability of power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: the 330 kV high-voltage overhead line Zaporizhzhia TPP – Ferrosplavna has been put into operation, Ukrenergo's press service reported.

On August 23, Energoatom reported that Russian shelling the day before had damaged a power line through which the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP received electricity from the Ukrainian power system.

The damage to the line put the ZNPP on the brink of a blackout.

Repair crews were ready to start restoration work promptly but were waiting for military permission. Currently, ZNPP can receive electricity from both the main and backup lines.

Since the beginning of the Russian occupation, the Zaporizhzhya NPP has experienced eight complete blackouts and one partial blackout when emergency diesel generators and safety systems were activated.

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