RSF Drone Attack Hits Abu Hamad And Al-Daba Power Stations In Northern Sudan

Drones hit power stations

A drone attack hit Abu Hamad Power Station in River Nile State, northern Sudan, at dawn, causing a fire there, witnesses said, and the attack also struck the Al-Daba Power Station in Northern State, according to Al Jazeera Net's correspondent. Al Jazeera Net said the number of power stations targeted by drone attacks in Sudan rose to 13 since last Monday, listing states including Khartoum, Al Jazira, Sennar, Gedarif, River Nile, and the Red Sea.

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Witnesses told Anadolu Agency that a drone bombed Abu Hamad transformer station at dawn, causing a blaze, and the bombardment was accompanied by loud explosions in the city of Abu Hamad about 538 kilometers from the capital Khartoum. Al Jazeera Net said Sudanese authorities and human rights organizations accuse the Rapid Support Forces of targeting civilian facilities, while the Rapid Support Forces typically does not comment on such accusations, saying it is working to protect civilians.

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Grid outages and denials

The Sudanese Electricity Company accused the RSF of carrying out the attacks using drones, confirming that several substations sustained severe damage leading to the eastern southern grid going out of service and electricity outages in Sinnar, Gedarif, White Nile, and Al Jazirah states. Al Jazeera Net said the RSF intensified drone attacks on seven power stations across several states, with the latest being the Al-Murkhiyat station in Omdurman attacked on the morning of Tuesday, 27 October.

DW said the repeated attacks on power stations threaten patients' lives and paralyze services, as hospitals, dialysis centers, and intensive care units rely on electricity to deliver vital medical services. DW reported that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned of the catastrophic consequences of targeting energy facilities, stressing that such acts violate international humanitarian law, while the RSF denied direct targeting of civilian objects and exchanged accusations with the Sudanese army.

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Humanitarian stakes rise

DW said medical and UN reports indicated that more than 70% to 80% of health facilities are out of service, as power outages and unstable fuel supplies for generators threatened the lives of thousands of patients in intensive care units and neonatal and pediatric wards.

DW quoted a resident of Khartoum, who said: “It’s not just the power problem, but fuel, cooking gas, gasoline, transport, and bread. Life is almost completely stopped.”

DW also quoted Hassan, a resident of Old Omdurman, who said: “If the electricity outage persists, the situation will become very bad because everything is linked to it—from water to food storage and running basic services.”

DW said the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that recent attacks on civilian infrastructure, including electricity and water stations, hospitals, and airports, caused human losses and extensive damage, and that the ministry said the attacks aim to disrupt essential services and worsen civilian suffering.

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