Zaporizhzhia restores offsite power after 2+ weeks on emergency diesels
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Energoatom said ZNPP reconnected via the 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 line at 19:02 on Sep 7 after an IAEA-brokered local ceasefire enabled repairs; the plant had been on emergency diesels since Aug 20 with fuel reserves running low. Even cold-shutdown units need reliable offsite power for cooling—nuclear risk engineers and war-risk writers should treat repeated blackouts and diesel logistics as a standing catastrophic-risk scenario, not a one-off.