The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in south-eastern Ukraine and under Russian control, lost all its external power supply in the early hours of November 8 and is running on backup diesel generators, according to Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom and the plant's Russian-installed management.
Energoatom, cited by Ukrinform, says that at 02:36 the last operational line connecting it to the Ukrainian grid, the 330 kV Ferrosplavna-1, was disconnected and that an attempt at automatic reconnection failed. The company says this is the 16th time in 2026 that the plant has completely lost its external power.
The Russian-installed management, according to Reuters and TASS, says automatic protection disconnected the line because of damage, that the generators started as designed and that radiation at the site and in the surveillance zone is normal.
Energoatom warns that if the generators fail or run out of capacity, safety systems and fuel cooling would be at risk, and it attributes these outages to the occupation of the plant.
The sources consulted do not state what caused the damage to the line, when the connection will be restored or any assessment by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
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