Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power for the 27th time since the war began, relying on diesel generators for essential safety functions
The plant’s connection to its only remaining external power line, Ferosplavna-1, was lost early on Sunday. This marks the 27th such incident since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in February 2022, highlighting continuing concerns over nuclear safety at the site.
“The cause and location of the latest disconnection are not yet known,” the IAEA said in a post on X. It added that the plant had enough fuel to operate a limited number of emergency diesel generators for around two weeks. The plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of the invasion. It no longer generates electricity but requires an external power supply to keep nuclear fuel cool.
The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply again, forcing it to rely on emergency diesel generators to keep its reactors cool and maintain essential safety functions, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Sunday.