The ceasefire will allow for continued repairs aimed at strengthening the facility's connection to the power grid, in order to prevent a nuclear accident.
The nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, has not produced electricity for more than three years and all six reactors are shut down. However, the plant still needs electricity to cool the reactors and avoid a meltdown.
"After intensive and complex consultations with the Russian Federation and Ukraine, we agreed on a new ceasefire that will allow repairs to continue," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi in a press release.
"However, the overall nuclear safety situation remains highly uncertain. We will only be able to claim success when this devastating war ends without a nuclear accident," he continues.
