Sudanese authorities are assessing extensive damage to a major power station in Omdurman after a drone strike disrupted electricity supplies across Khartoum and other regions, as attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure continue to threaten the stability of the national power grid.
Specialised engineering and technical teams from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum are inspecting the Al-Markhiyat transformer station, located northwest of Omdurman, to determine the extent of the damage and prepare for repairs, Sudan Tribune reported on Wednesday.
The attack on Tuesday knocked the facility out of service, triggering power outages across the capital. It marked the seventh reported attack on power stations in Sudan in less than a week, according to the report. reported.
Energy and Petroleum Minister Al-Mu’tasim Ibrahim Ahmed met with electricity sector officials on Tuesday to review the damage and its implications for the national grid.
Abdallah Ahmed Mohamed, director general of the Sudanese Electricity Holding Company, said teams were evaluating the facility to accelerate maintenance and restore electricity as quickly as possible.
The ministry said technical teams were working around the clock and that resources had been mobilised to repair the damaged infrastructure and restore supplies to affected areas.
Khartoum Governor Ahmed Othman Hamza inspected the station and accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of targeting civilian infrastructure. The RSF’s responsibility for the attack was reported by Sudanese authorities and was not independently verified in the report.
Hamza said the authorities would support repair efforts and introduce alternative measures to keep essential facilities operating during the outages.
Attacks Spread Across Sudan
The latest strike followed drone attacks on power stations in several states on Monday, including Al-Junaid in Al-Jazirah, Singa in Sennar, Al-Hawata and Al-Faw in Al-Qadarif, and Mashkour in White Nile state.
The attacks came after a separate strike on a local power station in Tendelti, White Nile state, several days earlier.
The incidents have caused widespread electricity disruptions across central, eastern and western Sudan, according to Sudan Tribune. Other affected areas include North Kordofan, Al-Qadarif, Al-Jazirah, Sennar and White Nile.
The repeated attacks have raised concerns over the vulnerability of essential infrastructure as Sudan’s war continues to disrupt basic services and deepen civilian hardship.
Sudan has been engulfed in conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF since April 2023, with fighting damaging infrastructure and displacing millions of people.
The latest damage assessment is expected to guide repair operations at Al-Markhiyat, while authorities have pledged to restore electricity to affected communities as soon as possible.
