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Drone attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted five power substations in Sudan, causing extensive damage and a complete blackout across the country’s southeast, Sudan Electricity Holding Company said on Monday, according to Anadolu Agency.
The company said the substations were in Singa, Al-Hawata, Al-Faw, Mashkur and Al-Junaid, in central and southeastern Sudan.
The attacks damaged components at the facilities and cut electricity from the southeastern grid, affecting Sennar, Gedaref, White Nile and Gezira states, the company said in a statement cited by local media. It warned that the damage also posed a threat to the stability of Sudan’s national electricity grid.
Engineering and technical teams were sent to the affected substations to assess the damage and start repairs, with the aim of restoring power and stabilising the grid as soon as possible, the company added.
Strikes reported across four states
Sudan Tribune reported that an RSF drone struck the Al-Junaid power substation in eastern Gezira state early on Monday, putting it out of service and cutting electricity to the area.
The outlet also said RSF drones attempted to strike strategic fuel depots in Umm Aliyla, in eastern Gezira, but caused no damage. The facility was targeted in September, when a drone attack sparked a fire at one of its storage units.
In Sennar, the state government said an RSF drone hit the Singa power substation, causing material damage and injuring members of the facility’s guard team.
Drones also targeted the Al-Faw and Al-Hawata substations in Gedaref state, cutting electricity supplies. Another drone hit the Mashkur substation in White Nile state, causing a local power outage.
Attacks intensify amid fighting
The RSF has stepped up drone attacks in recent days on fuel storage facilities and electricity infrastructure in North Kordofan, Gedaref, Gezira and White Nile states, amid escalating fighting with army forces.
The army and the RSF have been at war since April 2023, following disputes over integrating the paramilitary group into the military. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced around 13 million, fuelling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
