Energoatom denies any accidents at the Pivdennoukrainsk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), explaining its unloading by 33% by issues in the work due to damage to the lines of NPC Ukrenergo.

"An issue was found in the operation of one of the power units of the plant, after which it was unloaded by 33% of the nominal capacity in accordance with the regulations. The issue will be eliminated after Ukrenergo specialists resume the damaged lines and ensure the possibility of electricity distribution," Energatom reported on Telegram on Wednesday.

The company also clarified that this event is not related to the repair campaign.

"The situation arose as a result of complex transitional conditions that occurred due to enemy shelling of Ukrenergo infrastructure and were accompanied by significant fluctuations in the parameters of the grid [frequency, voltage, current] to which the power units were connected," the company described the situation.

As reported earlier, director of the Energy Industry Research Center Oleksandr Kharchenko reported a 600 MW decrease in the capacity of one of the units of the Pivdennoukrainsk NPP.