Delivery of diesel fuel to Zaporizhia NPP is impossible due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

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External power supply to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was interrupted on August 20 due to damage to the Ferrosplavnaya-1 line.

The station has been switched to backup power, there are fuel reserves, but their replenishment is impossible due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Personnel optimize the operation of equipment to reduce fuel consumption and rational use of available reserves.

SIMFEROPOL, September 4 - RIA Novosti. It is now impossible to deliver diesel fuel to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and replenish its reserves for the operation of backup generators due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the plant’s communications director, Evgenia Yashina, told RIA Novosti.

External power supply to the Zaporizhzhya NPP was interrupted on August 20 due to damage to the Ferrosplavnaya-1 line, the location of which is located in Kiev-controlled territory, the press service reported earlier. The station has been switched to backup power. There are fuel reserves, but the operation of diesel generators had to be optimized to save money.

“The power supply for the station’s own needs is provided by diesel generators. The necessary reserves of diesel fuel are available. However, there is currently no possibility of replenishing them. This is due to the impossibility of ensuring safe delivery of fuel due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Yashina said.

Measures taken by staff to optimize equipment operating modes make it possible to reduce fuel consumption and rationally use available reserves, added the communications director.

The main Dneprovskaya line with a capacity of 750 kilovolts has been disconnected due to damage since March 24.