Khartoum, October 27 (Darfur24)
Sudan’s Electricity Holding Company said on Monday that drone attacks targeted five electricity substations in Sennar, Gedaref, White Nile and Al-Jazirah states, injuring two people, damaging infrastructure and causing power outages across several areas.
In a statement seen by Darfur24, the company blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for the attacks on the Sinja, Al-Hawata, Al-Faw, Mashkour, and Al-Junaid substations.
The company said the strikes disrupted the southeastern electricity network and threatened the national grid’s stability. It added that technical and engineering teams had been deployed to assess the damage and begin repairs.
Residents and eyewitnesses in several states told Darfur24 that they heard loud explosions from the early hours of Monday, followed by power cuts in parts of Gedaref, Sennar, Al-Jazirah, White Nile and North Kordofan.
Marwa Al-Sadiq, a resident of Sinja in Sennar State, said powerful explosions shook the city early in the morning before electricity was cut off. She added that several civilians were injured at the substation and taken to hospital.
In Gedaref State, Omar Ahmed Madani, a resident of Al-Hawata, told Darfur24 that a drone struck the local substation, with explosions followed by plumes of smoke rising from the site.
Residents in Al-Jazirah State also reported that the Al-Junaid substation had been targeted, causing widespread power cuts in some areas. Eyewitnesses reported attacks affecting the Mashkour area in White Nile State and the Al-Faw substation.
The Emergency Lawyers group condemned the attacks, saying two members of the security detail at the Sinja station were injured. It also reported damage to a transformer at the Mashkour station and equipment at the Al-Hawata station, as well as power outages in parts of Gedaref and North Kordofan.
The group said the attacks followed six previous strikes on electricity facilities in October, targeting Al-Dabba, Merowe, Atbara, Al-Rusayris, Tendelti and Al-Faw.
It warned that attacks on electricity infrastructure could disrupt health facilities, water supplies and other essential services, worsening conditions for civilians in affected areas. The group also blamed the RSF for the latest attacks.
The RSF had not issued a statement on the incidents, and Darfur24 was unable to reach the group for comment.
Since the war began in April 2023, drones have increasingly been used by the warring parties to target military installations and populated areas across Sudan.
