The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Lost Power: What Happened
14 April 09:31
On the morning of April 14, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was left without any external power supply.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian", citing a statement by the IAEA on X.
The situation at the ZNPP
In the morning, the last external power line to the Zaporizhzhia NPP stopped working. The plant completely lost its external power supply.
To ensure the operation of safety systems, backup diesel generators automatically kicked in. The IAEA team, which is permanently stationed at the facility, is monitoring the situation.
What the IAEA is saying
“The loss of external power supply once again highlights the risks to nuclear safety during the conflict,” the organization quotes IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi as saying.
At the same time, the agency is negotiating with both sides regarding a new local ceasefire—it is needed to repair another power line that could restore external power to the plant.
Power outages have occurred before
As a reminder, on March 24, the Zaporizhzhia NPP had already lost connection to the key 750 kV “Dniprovska” power line.
At that time, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was left with only one backup line, and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi announced the start of negotiations on a local ceasefire to repair the damaged section.
Meanwhile, in early March, after more than three weeks of being offline, the Zaporizhzhia NPP resumed operation of the 330 kV “Ferosplavna-1” high-voltage line.
