External power supply has been restored at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

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The plant’s two external power lines were repaired and reconnection began Friday afternoon, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the IAEA’s director general, said in a statement.

External power has been restored to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, two days after it was disconnected from the power grid after Russian bombing damaged power lines, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today. UN agency.

The plant’s two external power lines were repaired and reconnection began Friday afternoon, Rafael Mariano Grossi, the IAEA’s director general, said in a statement.

Grossi reiterated his call for a nuclear safety and protection zone around the plant to prevent a nuclear accident, adding: “We cannot waste any more time. We must act before it is too late.”

Earlier today, Ukraine’s national power grid operator, Ukrenergo, announced that “additional restrictions” on electricity have been introduced in Kyiv and several regions of Ukraine, as blackouts have been in place for days to limit electricity consumption. energy from citizens.

“Today, Ukrenergo’s control center was forced to introduce additional restrictions in the form of emergency shutdowns for all categories of consumers” in several regions, including Kyiv, Ukrenergo said in a statement.

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