Security & Safety

Repair Work Begins To Restore Zaporizhzhya Offsite Power As IAEA Brokers Localised Ceasefire

By David Dalton
7 September 2026

Agency has warned that Russia-controlled nuclear station in Ukraine faces blackout

Repair Work Begins To Restore Zaporizhzhya Offsite Power As IAEA Brokers Localised Ceasefire
An IAEA expert mission team walks around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear station and its surrounding area. File photo courtesy IAEA/Fredrik Dahl.
Another localised ceasefire brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has taken effect around a damaged power line north of the Dnipro River in Ukraine to enable key repairs and finally restore offsite power to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power station, which remains dependent on emergency diesel generators (EDGs) as fuel reserves run low.

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