Overview
- At 13:00 local time on October 23, the plant shifted its internal needs to block transformers after repairs to the Dneprovskaya 750 kV line.
- Diesel generators that powered essential systems for roughly 30 days were switched off and placed in reserve.
- The plant’s press service reported the external line repair as complete, with Russian officials attributing the September 23 damage to a Ukrainian strike.
- Repair work began on October 18 following security consultations that the Russian Foreign Ministry said yielded guarantees from Kyiv.
- Generation has been halted since September 2022, the site has been in cold shutdown since April 2024, and a separate reserve line named Ferrosplavnaya‑1 has been out since May 7.