Overview

• The Zaporizhzhia plant has lacked off‑site power since September 23 and is in its longest loss‑of‑power event, with eight emergency diesel generators running and additional units on standby.
• Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says detailed proposals are being discussed with both Russia and Ukraine, calling restoration of grid connections a matter of political will requiring improved on‑ground security for repair crews.
• On‑site monitors report sufficient fuel reserves with daily deliveries and no increase in coolant temperatures or radiation levels, though the agency stresses emergency generation cannot be a durable solution.
• Ukraine’s foreign minister alleges Russia manually cut the Ukrainian link to prepare reconnecting the plant to Russia’s grid and warns of unsafe moves such as a restart under occupation, while Russian officials blame Ukrainian strikes for destroying most external lines.
• A separate outage at Chernobyl’s New Safe Confinement followed damage to the Slavutych switchyard and was restored after roughly 16 hours, with IAEA measurements confirming normal radiation levels.