Enerhodar

It is on the south bank of the Dnieper River, on the opposite side of the Kakhovka Reservoir from Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka.

Enerhodar Енергодар Энергодар
City
Enerhodar viewed from a thermal power plant chimney
Flag Coat of arms Brandmark
Motto(s):  We give energy (Ukrainian: Даємо енергію, romanized: Daiemo Enerhiiu)
Enerhodar Location of Enerhodar in Zaporizhia Oblast Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Enerhodar Location of Enerhodar in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°E / 47.49889; 34.65583
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion	Vasylivka Raion
Hromada	Enerhodar urban hromada
Founded	1970
City status	1985
Government
• de jure Mayor	Dmytro Orlov
• Russian appointed de facto mayor	Andriy Shevchik
Area
• Total	63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	52,237
• Density	858/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Area code	+380 6139
Climate	Dfa
Website	www.en.gov.ua

Its main industry is electricity generation, at a coal-fired power station and a large nuclear power station. It has an estimated population of 52,237 (2022 estimate). About 11,000 residents work at the nuclear power station.

Since early 2022, it has been under Russian occupation.

Enerhodar was founded on 12 June 1970 for building and serving the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station.

For two years, the town had no name. Zaporizhzhia TPP was under construction, and the town grew. On November 23, 1972, the village of power engineers was named Enerhodar.

The complex development of Enerhodar was combined with the high rate of construction of the thermal power plant. Residential areas, kindergartens, the Energodar Hotel, and the Palace of Culture "Sovremennik" were built simultaneously with the plant's units. Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant reached full capacity in September 1977.

It obtained city status in 1985, while part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, was built there in the 1980s. Construction of the building began in 1980, and its first unit was commissioned in late 1985. In 1991, the city became part of independent Ukraine.

The city's two power plants continue to be major employers for its inhabitants into the 21st century.

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 28 February 2022, Russia claimed to have captured the city and the nuclear power plant. The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, denied the claim.

Civilians built a large barricade of sandbags and vehicles on the road to the nuclear power plant in an attempt to hinder Russian troop advancement. The Ukrainian military administration for the southeast confirmed on 7 March that Enerhodar had been occupied by Russian forces.

• Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing
• Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
• Zaporizhzhia thermal power station (Zaporizhzhia DRES)

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  Victory Park
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  City Hall
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  Suchasnyk Palace of Culture
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  WWII memorial
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  Enerhodar Hotel
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  A tennis court
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  Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant