Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cut off grid due to Russian shelling again

MONDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2022, 09:29

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant [ZNPP] is off the grid once again due to shelling by the Russian military; the last transmission line to the power grid has been disconnected.

Source: Energoatom, Ukraine’s state company that runs all power plants in this country.

On Monday, 17 October, the Russian military once again opened fire at critical infrastructure substations in Ukraine-controlled territory. As a result, at 03:59, Dniprovska, the last 750 kW/h transmission line of the ZNPP, was disconnected.

In the transition process, due to a short-term voltage drop, the ZNPP’s backup auxiliary transformer of the ZNPP's own needs was turned off, and diesel generators were started.

In addition, Energoatom noted that the 750 kW/h, Pivdennoukrainska NPP – Dniprovska transmission line was disconnected, but it did not affect the workload of the power plant.

Note:

Last Wednesday, as a result of rocket fire by Russian troops, the Dniprovska substation in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was damaged; it remained de-energized.

On Saturday, 15 October, Ukrainian engineers managed to restore backup power to the ZNPP.

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