IAEA: POWER RESTORED TO ZAPORIZHZHYA NUCLEAR PLANT

The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that power has been restored to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, the largest nuclear facility in Europe, following an interruption to its external electricity supply. The market transmission runs primarily through the geopolitical risk premium and energy supply expectations, since any prolonged loss of off-site power at the plant raises concerns about nuclear safety, regional electricity supply, and escalation risk in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Restoration of power reduces the immediate tail risk that tends to lift safe-haven demand and European energy price volatility, which can ease pressure on gas and power futures and on defense-sensitive equities. Macro assets with the most direct exposure include European natural gas and electricity benchmarks, the euro and Eastern European currencies, and gold and U.S. Treasuries as traditional safe-haven instruments. Traders should watch the next IAEA situation update on the plant's external power supply reliability and any follow-up reporting on the backup diesel generator reserves that the agency has repeatedly flagged.

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