Drone Attacks Cut Electricity Supplies to Millions of Sudanese
Khartoum – Mashawir
A drone targeted a power transmission substation in the Umm Dabakar area of White Nile State early Thursday, hours after the Sudanese government accused Ethiopia of being behind a series of attacks on civilian facilities and critical energy infrastructure in several cities across the country, threatening to retaliate against Ethiopia for launching drones into Sudanese territory.
Intensive drone attacks on electricity facilities over the past few days have caused the largest power outages in Sudan since the outbreak of war in April 2023.
According to local sources, the drone strikes targeted the main transformers in the Umm Dabakar area, forcing the facility out of service.
The sources reported that the attack sparked a fire inside the station’s main transformers, causing operations to cease immediately and plunging the entire state into a complete blackout.
The substation plays a key role in transmitting and distributing electricity to cities and towns across White Nile State. It has been subjected to numerous drone attacks in recent months, which have been attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The attack on the Umm Dabakar substation came less than 24 hours after a series of drone strikes targeted the Al-Markhiyat transmission substation west of Omdurman, cutting off electricity to large parts of the greater Khartoum area.
