Blackout in southern Ukraine caused by Russian attack, power restored – Ukrenergo
Power has already been restored to settlements in the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
On September 7 at 19:02, the Ukrainian energy company Energoatom announced that it had restored the external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) located in temporarily occupied territory. The ZNPP, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, had been without external power since August 20, relying on diesel generators to keep its critical systems running.
Energoatom credited Ukrainian energy workers for their professional efforts and a coordinated local ceasefire that allowed for the necessary repairs to the damaged 330-kV Ferosplavna-1 overhead power line. Despite the risks posed by the invading forces and ongoing security concerns, Ukrainian specialists successfully reconnected the plant to Ukraine's unified power grid.
Energoatom emphasized that the full assurance of nuclear and radiation safety at the ZNPP can only be achieved once the plant is de-occupied and returned to Ukrainian control and operated by Energoatom exclusively.
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