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thermal power plant in the eastern Donetsk region came under heavy Russian shelling Saturday morning, reported the Donetsk administration. The shelling took place at the Sloviansk TPP plant, reported Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration. “Firefighters are now putting out the fire that started from the shelling,” Kyrylenko wrote. He said the property’s equipment was damaged. The Ukrainian official added that shelling in the city of Mykolaivka, where the Sloviansk TPP is located, interrupted water supplies in the area.
Energoatom: One reactor of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reconnected to grid. Ukraine's state nuclear monopoly Energoatom said that the reactor had been disconnected on Sept. 1 due to Russian shelling. Russia, which has been attacking Ukrainian positions from the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Russian-occupied Enerhodar, has been accused of using it as a shield and a tool of blackmail.
Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russia’s Rosatom. Ukraine’s Cabinet Ministry imposed sanctions on over 700 individuals and legal entities from Russia’s state nuclear monopoly Rosatom on Sept. 2. The decision came amid ongoing threats by Russia to the safety of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
IAEA chief says 2 mission representatives will stay at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. During a press conference in Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said those staying are “very experienced” and will provide the agency with detailed information until the “situation stabilizes.”
9.1.10 Renewables corporate news
Investors have given support to a draft law that allows for the completion of green power plant construction in two years.Renewable energy investors in Ukraine support the draft law developed by the Ministry of Energy, which would provide two years to complete unfinished green energy projects, according to the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency (EUEA). The agency noted that they support the need for a two-year extension that is necessary to connect to the network and commission the green power plants, the construction of which was planned for 2022. At the same time, the EUEA drew attention to the fact that the document does not regulate the issue of extending by two years the deadlines for business obligations regarding the construction and commissioning of electricity facilities that are built under these technical conditions. According to the EUEA, investors in wind power projects with a total capacity of 800 MW have already purchased equipment and had planned to complete construction of green power plants by the end of 2022.
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