Sudan assesses damage after drone strike on Khartoum power station

October 27 2026 (KHARTOUM) – Specialized teams at the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum are conducting an engineering and technical assessment to determine the extent of the damage to the Al-Markhiyat transformer station following a drone attack.

The assessment will pave the way for necessary repairs, while the ministry reassured citizens that it would restore electricity soon.

A drone struck the Al-Markhiyat power station, located northwest of Omdurman, on Tuesday.

The attack knocked the facility offline and caused power outages across the capital, Khartoum.

It was the seventh attack targeting power stations in Sudan in less than a week.

Energy and Petroleum Minister Al-Mu’tasim Ibrahim Ahmed met on Tuesday with leaders of the country’s electricity sector, according to a ministry press release.

Officials discussed the attack’s technical repercussions, which caused severe damage to the Al-Markhiyat facility.

The strike caused widespread power outages across large parts of Khartoum and River Nile states, as well as several other regions.

The meeting also reviewed the damage to the Al-Hawata, Al-Junaid, Mashkour, and Al-Faw stations and its impact on the national electricity grid’s stability.

Abdallah Ahmed Mohamed, director general of the Sudanese Electricity Holding Company, said teams were evaluating the Al-Markhiyat station to begin repairs.

He added that field efforts will be doubled to accelerate maintenance operations and restore normal electrical service as quickly as possible.

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum said engineering and technical teams were working around the clock.

Field resources have been mobilized to address the damage and restore power to the affected areas.

Khartoum Governor Ahmed Othman Hamza inspected the Al-Markhiyat transformer station, which state media reported was completely taken out of service.

The governor said the targeting of service facilities and civilian objects by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was expected.

He said the attacks align with the group’s approach since the war began, which involves killing, displacement, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure.

Workers in all service sectors will counter these attacks with accelerated efforts to restore electricity, the governor said.

He promised to provide the electricity sector with the support needed to bring the station back online quickly.

The state will use alternative measures to keep vital facilities affected by the power outages running and ease citizens’ suffering, he added.

On Monday, RSF drones targeted power stations in Al-Junaid in Al-Jazirah state, Singa in Sennar state, Al-Hawata and Al-Faw in Al-Qadarif state, and Mashkour in White Nile state.

The strikes followed an attack on a local power station in Tendelti, in White Nile state, a few days prior.

The attacks have led to widespread power outages across central, eastern, and western Sudan.

The RSF has intensified its attacks in recent days using suicide and strategic drones to target fuel reserves and power stations, according to the Sudan Tribune.

The recent strikes have hit facilities in North Kordofan, Al-Qadarif, Al-Jazirah, Sennar, and White Nile states, in addition to Omdurman.