Zaporizhzhia NPP restores power after 1.5-hour blackout

External power supply to the Zaporizhzhia NPP has been restored, the Zaporizhzhia NPP was in blackout for 1.5 hours. It was reported by Energoatom.

"On April 14, the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP stopped receiving external power from the Ukrainian power grid to meet its own needs. As a result of the invaders' inept actions in the temporarily occupied territory, the Zaporizhzhia NPP was in blackout. The plant automatically started 19 backup diesel generators," the statement said.

According to the company, the operation of Europe's largest nuclear facility under the control of russian invaders systematically poses a threat to the entire European region. Since the beginning of the occupation, the plant has already experienced 13 blackouts and has repeatedly found itself in conditions of critical limitation of external power supply.

The Zaporizhzhia NPP currently receives electricity through the 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 power line. The main line - 750 kV Dniprovska - has been disconnected since March 24.

"The nuclear power plant should return to the control of Ukraine and its legitimate operator, Energoatom, as soon as possible. This is the only way to prevent the development of the worst scenario for the entire European continent," the company added.