The main power supply line of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, "Dniprovska," is still not operational. According to Interfax, citing an IAEA press release, the reason is significant damage to a substation located more than 100 km northwest of the plant. The facility sustained critical damage in late May.
Agency experts who visited the substation this week recorded serious damage to critical equipment. Repairs are expected to be prolonged, and work is ongoing. However, the 750 kV line itself and other ZAES energy infrastructure have already been restored.
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called this "part of measures to reduce the risk of a nuclear incident" and emphasized that of the six temporary ceasefires agreed since late 2025, the current one was the most difficult – requiring months of negotiations, demining, and repair of power line supports across the Dnieper River.
The plant has not generated electricity since September 2022 and is powered for its own needs from the right bank of the Dnieper via two lines – the main "Dniprovska" and the backup "Ferrosplavna-1." As long as the key hub remains in an emergency state, the vulnerability of Europe's largest nuclear power plant persists.
The next round of interdepartmental consultations between Rosatom and the IAEA on the situation around the plant is scheduled for July 10 in Kaliningrad.