Plan to Improve Electricity Supply in Sudan Amid Worsening Power Outages
Khartoum – Mashawir
Sudan’s Ministry of Energy has acknowledged the decline in electricity supply across the country, revealing that it has begun implementing a plan to improve power services amid growing public complaints over outages during the current summer season.
In a statement, the ministry explained that:
“The challenges facing the country’s electricity supply are linked to the scale of destruction affecting the national grid, which has reduced the contribution of thermal generation and increased reliance on hydroelectric generation, amid rising demand during the summer season and mounting pressure on networks and power stations.”
The statement noted that electricity companies, along with technical and engineering teams, have started implementing an integrated plan based on urgent priorities aimed at stabilizing electricity supply and securing essential services for citizens.
The plan includes:
– Rehabilitating several transmission and distribution lines
– Restoring transformer stations and control centers
– Accelerating maintenance work at thermal generation plants, especially Um Dabakir and the Garri Complex
– Securing fuel supplies for power generation
The ministry confirmed that:
“The current priority focuses on securing electricity for vital facilities connected to citizens’ daily lives, including water stations, hospitals, and service and educational institutions, in addition to implementing solar energy projects at several key sites.”
Electricity supply in several Sudanese states has been experiencing widespread outages, often lasting more than 20 hours a day. Meanwhile, protests have continued in Abri, northern Sudan, against police suppression of demonstrations rejecting the prolonged power cuts.
