Zaporizhzhia
- Country: Ukraine
- Role: Civil Power
- Status: Shut Down
- Year: 1985
Overview
Six VVER-1000 reactors on the Kakhovka reservoir at Enerhodar, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe at about 5,700 MW. Russian forces seized it in March 2022 and IAEA inspectors have been stationed on site since September 2022. All six units are in cold shutdown and the plant has repeatedly lost its offsite power lines.
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