KYIV, Jan 9 – The backup power supply to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was restored on Friday evening after repairs to the 330 kilovolt (kV) line, which was disconnected last week due to damage caused by shelling, were completed, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.

“The repair work of this last functioning external back up line – delayed by shelling in recent days – ensures that off-site electricity for essential nuclear safety and security functions can still be provided if the plant again loses connection to the 750 kV main external power line," IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.