Markets in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, are experiencing a commercial slowdown amid a severe fuel shortage and recurrent power outages. The crisis has negatively affected the operations of bakeries and grain mills, as well as the supply and sale of essential commodities, despite a slight decline in the prices of some goods compared to previous days.
Market traders attributed the crisis to drone attacks targeting electricity facilities, which have caused prolonged power outages in several areas. They also cited the ongoing fuel shortage across the country, with fuel disappearing from filling stations and prices rising on the parallel market.
On the morning of October 27, 2026, Al-Markhiyat transformer station, northwest of Omdurman, was targeted in a drone attack, forcing it out of service and cutting electricity to large parts of Khartoum and River Nile states.
The owner of one bakery said that “the price of a 25-kilogram bag of flour has reached SDG 192,000.”
He noted that the bakery consumes between 14 and 15 bags daily, while its production ranges from 80 to 85 cartons of bread.
