A process had been set in motion to help restore external electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following frequent contact with both sides in recent weeks to address the site’s latest loss of offsite power during the military conflict, International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi said on 9 October.
“Following intensive consultations, the process leading to the re-establishment of offsite power – through the Dniprovska and Ferosplavna-1 lines – has started,” Grossi said.
“While it will still take some time before the grid connection of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been restored, the two sides have engaged with us in a constructive way to achieve this important objective for the sake of nuclear safety and security. No one stands to gain from a further deterioration in this regard,” he said.