Situation at Dnipro HPP after the Russian attack: Fedorov says it will take months to determine the consequences
Kyiv • UNN
The Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, which was attacked by Russian troops, is undergoing a full damage analysis before restoring its ability to generate electricity, which will take months, and only one lane of traffic is operating at the dam.
At the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant attacked by Russian troops, a full analysis of the damage to the infrastructure is being conducted. Only after that will it be possible to start restoring the ability to generate electricity. Only one lane of traffic is operating at the dam. This was announced by the head of Zaporizhzhia RMA Ivan Fedorov during a telethon on Wednesday, UNN reports.
Dnipro HPP is still not functioning after the attack by enemy missiles. It will take months to first determine only the consequences of the destruction caused by the enemy, and then a long time to restore the ability to generate electricity at our Dnipro HPP
According to him, "today, only one lane of traffic is functioning at the Dnipro HPP, while the other has been destroyed for months, and we cannot even say for sure how long it will take to restore it.
"Because experts, contractors, and designers are currently conducting a full analysis and detailed analysis of the damage to our infrastructure," Fedorov said.
Addendum
Russian troops struck Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant, the DniproHES in Zaporizhzhia, in a massive attack on March 22. krhydroenergo reported serious damage.
The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation called this strike the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russian troops launched more than 60 "Shaheds" and almost 90 missiles of various types into Ukraine during the night and morning of March 22.
Later, the Ukrainian Air Force clarified that out of 151 air attack aircraft launched by Russia, 92 were shot down by air defense forces.
