The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), temporarily occupied by Russian troops, was on the verge of another blackout all day on 26 November.
Source: Energoatom, Ukraine’s state-run company responsible for the operation of all nuclear power plants in this country.
Details: The last (fourth) line of ZNPP’s connection to the energy system of Ukraine, OHL-750 kV ZNPP Dniprovska, was disconnected due to a short circuit approximately 100 km north of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP at 10:30 on 26 November. Three other lines were damaged even earlier during the shelling.
At that time, the ZNPP was receiving external power from the only available 330 kV backup power transmission line, as the International Atomic Energy Agency reported.
Apart from that, there was a partial blackout of power unit No. 4 with the automatic switching on of the diesel generator, which was turned off manually 10 minutes later.
"This indicates the existence of a problem with the power supply to the nuclear facility," Energoatom notes.
Quote: "Ukrainian engineers repaired the damaged 750 kV line at 20:52. Until then, the Zaporizhzhia NPP had been on the verge of another blackout for almost a whole day in the event of a blackout of the 330 kV backup line."
Background: Under the Russian occupation, the ZNPP has repeatedly lost its external power source. There have already been seven complete blackouts and one partial blackout at the plant.
