# External power supply to Zaporozhye NPP restored, Rosatom CEO says

https://mins.news/en/item/48741

- TASS, 2026-09-07 18:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/economy/2183805

> Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant has resumed receiving external electricity through the Ferrosplavnaya-1 line. The facility had operated solely on diesel generators since August 20. Likhachev thanked agencies that enabled the ceasefire needed for repairs and noted the IAEA’s mediation.

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