Cooking gas prices in Sudan have recorded a significant rise, with the price of a cylinder jumping to around SDG 70,000 in the official market (about USD 20), amid weak purchasing power among citizens.
Specialists attributed the increases to the depreciation of the Sudanese pound, a severe shortage in supply, and rising demand following the shutdown of oil fields in the west of the country and the destruction of the Al-Jaili refinery due to battles between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This has led to the emergence of a black market for gas cylinders, exploiting the crisis and the decline in government oversight.
The Economic Committee of the Supreme Crisis Management Committee in Khartoum revised the price of a 12.5-kilogram gas cylinder to SDG 65,000, while some distributors sell it for up to SDG 70,000. Petroleum administrations in other states have also adjusted their prices, but the severe shortage in supply has made it difficult to enforce the new pricing on the ground. The black market continues to grow, with prices ranging between SDG 80,000 and SDG 90,000 per cylinder, at a time when citizens are facing mounting economic pressures and weak market regulation.
