Today, at 10:49, power unit No. 1 of the Zaporizhzhya TPP was shut down due to a temporary malfunction of the cooling system of the 1T block transformer.

DTEK reports.

At the moment, the station operates in two blocks (No. 3 and No. 4), has a capacity of about 400 MW. To reimburse the load schedule of power unit No. 1, the power plants of the station promptly began commissioning work on block No. 2 The shutdown of the unit did not affect the power supply and water supply of the region, as well as the operation of the TPP in general.

Such a technological violation is a frequent occurrence for any thermal generation, and especially during a period of high load.. This is not an abnormal situation.. After the power engineers eliminate the shortcomings in the operation of the power unit No. 1, it will be ready to join the power system, and while its load will be taken over by the power unit No. 2.