Zaporizhzhia NPP Has Lost External Power Supply Again — IAEA
2 August 07:09
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has lost its external power supply for the 23rd time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This was reported on Saturday, August 1, by Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
According to him, emergency diesel generators provided backup power to the reactor cooling systems and other critical facilities at the plant for nearly two hours. The IAEA has not yet been able to determine the cause of the outage of the last remaining external power line.
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The day before, the organization reported an increase in military activity near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the city of Energodar, where a significant portion of its staff resides. The IAEA also reported prolonged internet outages and water supply issues at the power plant, which, according to the organization’s statement, pose additional threats to nuclear safety.
Since April 2022, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been located in the part of Ukraine occupied by the Russian Armed Forces and is controlled by the Russian military.
Greenpeace: Russia Is Trying to Connect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the Annexed Territories
According to Greenpeace Ukraine, whose analysts examined satellite imagery, Russian authorities continue to build a high-voltage power line along the M18 highway, which connects Melitopol with Henichesk (both cities are under the control of the Russian Armed Forces). The organization believes that such infrastructure could allow Russia to connect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the power grid of the annexed Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, as well as southern regions of Russia.
According to Jan van de Putte, a nuclear energy expert at Greenpeace Ukraine, Rosatom views the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as a cheaper alternative to building new nuclear reactors in the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Krai.
However, according to the report, a series of strikes by Ukrainian drones on a power substation in Henichesk in early July 2026 temporarily disrupted plans to connect the Zaporizhzhia NPP to Russian power grids.
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