Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant suffered power outage

Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant lost its power supply after the last remaining line to it from Ukrainian-controlled territory was disrupted, but it has since been repaired.
The plant was occupied by Russia in March 2022 and is no longer generating power, but needs a supply of electricity to cool one of its four reactors which is in a state of ‘hot conservation’ – meaning it has not fully been shut down.
According to a statement published by Ukraine’s energy ministry on Telegram, one power line to the plant was disrupted late on Friday, while the last, 750 kW, line was broken at 2:31 a.m. (0031 GMT) on Saturday.
The statement said, “This is the eighth blackout which occurred at the (Zaporizhzhia plant) and could have led to nuclear catastrophe.”
The ministry said that after losing grid connection the plant turned on 20 backup generators to supply its own electricity needs.