The Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), Ukraine's most powerful hydropower facility with a capacity of 1,569 MW, suffered significant damage following a Russian military strike. The attack, which occurred overnight, resulted in direct hits on two of the plant's stations, HPP-1 and HPP-2, with HPP-2 now in critical condition and its potential for restoration uncertain. The Dnipro HPP, integral to Ukraine's energy infrastructure and contributing over 10% to the country's daily electricity supply, lost a third of its generation capacity due to the strike. The plant, which began operations in 1932, has historical significance, having been constructed in the 1920s and 1930s by American engineers, destroyed during World War II, and subsequently rebuilt.
⚡️Ukrhydroenergo: Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant lost a third of generation capacity after Russian strike. The Hydroelectric Power Station-2, one of the two stations of the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant, is in "critical condition" as two Russian missiles hit it directly.
Dnipro Hydroelectric Plant was attacked by Russia last night. The dam was built in 1920-30s by American engineers as a part of the Stalin's industrialization drive, blown up by the retreating Red Army in 1941, and re-built back in 1949. It featured in every Soviet history… https://t.co/GHvFAfFAPl
Dnipro Hydroelectric Plant was attacked by Russia last night. The dam was built in 1920-30s by American engineers as a part of the Stalin's industrialization drive, blown up by the retreating Red Army in 1941, and was re-built back in 1949. It featured in every Soviet history… https://t.co/3giQd3qGvi
The Dnipro HPP, hit by the Russians today, is Ukraine's most powerful hydropower plant (1,569 MW). It started operating in 1932. 🔷️The station is part of the country's integrated energy system and serves as a "peak regulator". It provides more than 10% of the daily electricity… https://t.co/l2BEXNZqfX
The director of Ukrhydroenergo said that there were two direct hits on the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Plant - HPP-1 and HPP-2. It is unknown whether it will be possible to restore GES-2; it is very seriously damaged. https://t.co/IXZtc3G8lC
⚠️ "There were two direct hits on the Dniprovska HPP — HPP-1 and HPP-2. It is not known whether it will be possible to restore HPP-2 or whether it is seriously damaged", - the director of Ukrhydroenerho ❗️"The engine room and electrical equipment will have to be completely… https://t.co/n43Ns7Ygtm
Reports are that three thermal power plants - one in Vinnitsa and two in Kharkov - as well as the Dnipro HPP in Zaporozhe were hit tonight. The Dnipro generating facilities are apparently a total loss with unknown damage to the structural integrity of the dam itself. This was a… https://t.co/FmWPhpwEfq