Zaporozhzhia NPP Loses External Power
The Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost external power supply on August 18 due to damage on the 'Ferrosplavna-1' transmission line, which is located on the Ukrainian-controlled side of the Dnepro River. The plant has switched to backup diesel generators, with no information available on repair timelines.
Consensus
- The Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Station lost external power supply on August 18.
- The damaged 'Ferrosplavna-1' power line is located on the right bank of the Dnepro River, under Ukrainian control.
- The plant has switched to backup diesel generators for power supply.
- No information is available about repair timelines for the damaged line.
- The plant has been in cold shutdown since September 11, 2022.
- The plant is operated by AO 'Exploitation Organization of Zaporozhzhia NPP', a subsidiary of Rosatom.
Points of divergence
- The 'Dneprovskaya' 750 kV line has been out of service since late March due to damage to transmission towers, and repair work was completed on June 22, but voltage has not been restored from the Ukrainian side. — interfax
- The cause of the damage to the 'Ferrosplavna-1’ line has not been established. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- On ZAES it was stated that damage to the power line supplying the station is on the Ukrainian side — Интерфакс
- Power supply line to ZAP was damaged on territory under Ukrainian control — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Yevgeniya Yashina
- Ukraine
- Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
- Ferrosplavnoy-1
- Dnepro
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Interfax
- RIA Novosti
- ZAES
- Power Supply Nuclear Power Plant