Russian attack puts Zaporizhzhia NPP on verge of blackout

Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported the information. 

Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko noted that power engineers will start restoring the power line to ZNPP as soon as the security situation allows.

“Today, due to enemy shelling, Zaporizhzhya NPP remained on the same power line with the Ukrainian power grid. Power engineers will start restoring the power line to ZNPP as soon as the security situation allows. Safe operation of ZNPP is possible only under the control of Ukraine,” Halushchenko said.

The Ministry of Energy added that in November, due to Russian shelling, Zaporizhzhia NPP remained on the same power line three times.

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• During the attack on November 16, Russian troops damaged one of the high-voltage lines of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP.
• On November 21, the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP was on the verge of blackout as a result of shelling by the Russian military. One of the two power lines was cut off.
• On November 30, Zaporizhzhia NPP was on the verge of blackout for the third time in a month due to Russian shelling.