“After a four-week downtime, work began on restoring damaged power lines leading to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, after establishing local ceasefire zones to continue work,” the statement said.
The IAEA emphasized that restoring the external power supply to the Zaporizhia NPP is crucial for nuclear safety.
The agency once again did not indicate that the nuclear plant was illegally seized by Russian occupiers, but did write that “both sides worked constructively with the IAEA to ensure implementation of the complex repair plan.”
Work has begun to repair damaged off-site power lines to ZNPP after 4-week outage, following establishment of local ceasefire zones to allow work to proceed, DG @rafaelmgrossi said. Restoration of off-site power is crucial for nuclear safety and security. Both sides engaged… pic.twitter.com/7WAnXUVNmZ
— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) October 18, 2025
Since September 23, the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant has been powered by electricity generated by its own diesel generators. On October 9, Grossi said that allegedly the nuclear power plant has begun the process of restarting external power supply, but this fact was not confirmed.
The AP source claimed that initially they wanted to carry out repair work under the supervision of the IAEA from October 11 to the 17th, but the Ukrainian side gave safety guarantees for the repair teams, but Russia did not.
