The first power unit at an NPP in Ukraine was returned to operation ahead of schedule after planned maintenance in 2026, NNEGC "Energoatom" reported on Thursday, UNN writes.
Energoatom returned the first power unit to operation ahead of schedule after planned maintenance in 2026. At the Khmelnytskyi NPP, one of the units was connected to the power system after the necessary work
Andriy Kozyura, Director General of the "Khmelnytskyi NPP" branch of JSC "NNEGC "Energoatom"", stated during a telethon broadcast that "with a planned scope and timeframe of 52 days, our team managed to optimize the repair work."
According to Energoatom, the Khmelnytskyi NPP power unit—the first power unit repaired as part of the 2026 maintenance campaign—was successfully connected to the power grid on April 28 after scheduled preventive maintenance; power ramping continued the day before.
"We have an annual maintenance plan agreed upon with the Ministry and Ukrenergo, and we are adhering to it. During this campaign, we are performing planned maintenance at all NPPs: conducting inspections, replacing equipment that has reached the end of its service life, and reloading fuel," noted Energoatom head Pavlo Kovtonyuk.
"Nuclear power workers completed the repairs ahead of schedule, reducing the work timeframe by four days. This will provide an additional 70 million kWh of generated electricity," NNEGC noted.
"The maintenance campaign began in April and will last until October. We plan the work in such a way as to spread it out over time and avoid creating a significant deficit in the grid. The main goal is to approach the autumn-winter period ready to operate with all nine units located in the territory controlled by Ukraine," the head of Energoatom added.