Ukrainian nuclear power plant without external power for over a week

This is the 27th time since Russia invaded Ukraine that the Zaporizhzhia plant has had to rely on emergency diesel supplies.Published On 29 Aug 202629 Aug 2026The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in southeastern Ukraine has been without off-site power for more than a week, the world’s nuclear energy watchdog has warned.The plant, which Russia has occupied since 2022, is currently relying on emergency diesel generators, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Zaporizhzhia’s mayor says Russian advance reaches city’s outskirtslist 2 of 3Russia reports Ukrainian drone strike near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantlist 3 of 3Russia warns it could target UK in response to Kyiv firing British missilesend of listThe plant needs power to keep its six non-operating reactors cool and has only a 10-day diesel supply on site, the IAEA said in a statement.“The availability of diesel fuel is of paramount importance whenever a nuclear power plant loses off-site power,” IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said.The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has not had a delivery from an off-site storage facility in about six months but was suppli...