No threat of dam collapse following Russian attack on Dnipro HPP – Zaporizhzhia Oblast head
Pravda Ukraine
The situation at the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant is currently under control and there is no threat of dam collapse.
Source: Mykhailo Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Details: Fedorov held a meeting to discuss the aftermath of the recent Russian attacks with Deputy Environment and Natural Resources Minister Olena Kramarenko and Head of State Environmental Inspectorate Ihor Zubovych.
Quote from Fedorov: “One of the topics on the agenda was operational information regarding localising the aftermath of the attack on the Dnipro HPP and the current situation [there]. And, of course, to analyse future environmental effects.
Data from Ukrhydroenerho (Ukraine’s Hydro Energy, a state-run firm that operates Ukraine’s hydro power plants – ed.) suggests that the situation at the dam is under control:
- There is no threat of a dam collapse;
- There was no oil leak.
The State Environmental Inspectorate said that there was a decrease in the concentration of oil products in the water.”
Background:
- Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power plant – Dnipro HPP in Zaporizhzhia – was hit as a result of a missile attack on 22 March. There is no threat of a dam breach, and the situation at the dam is under control.
- Ukrhydroenergo, Ukraine’s largest hydropower generating company, reported two direct hits to the Dnipro HPP in Zaporizhzhia, HPP-1 and HPP-2. It is not yet known whether it will be possible to rebuild the latter because it was seriously damaged.
- Early assessments said that it would take about three days to fully assess and examine the damage caused by Russian missiles to the Dnipro HPP.
- Meanwhile, Ukrhydroenergo is not ruling out that the Russians may have intended to destroy the power station completely.
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