Zaporozhye authorities spoke about the provision of electricity to Energodar

MOSCOW, 12 Sep — PRIME. Power supply to Energodar and nearby regions is provided through substations through which electricity flows from the territory of Russia, said Alexander Volga, head of the city administration.

“At the moment, generation has been completely stopped, electricity comes from Kyiv through the power line section exclusively to meet the needs of the nuclear power plant itself. All supplies to nearby regions and the city of Energodar itself are switched to substations through which electric current flows from the Russian Federation,” Volga said in a statement. on the air of the TV channel “Russia 24”.

Earlier, the authorities of the Zaporozhye region informed about the shutdown of the last operating sixth power unit of the nuclear power plant. The so-called “cold shutdown” mode has been applied, the reactor is cooled by the operation of diesel generators. The reason for stopping the power units of the Zaporozhye NPP is related to the possibility of an emergency due to the constantly changing load and operating modes of turbines and reactors in connection with the shelling of high-voltage lines and energy infrastructure, the authorities noted.