Drone attacks hit five power stations in Sudan, cutting electricity across three states

The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group fighting Sudan's national army, launched a coordinated drone attack on five power stations, causing power outages across large parts of three states, The Guardian reported.

Two of the power stations were hit in Al-Jazira state, two in Gedaref state and one in White Nile state. All three states are controlled by the army, which has been at war with the RSF since April 2023. Each side has fought for control of territory across the country, and the power grid has become one more target in the conflict.

Drones have been a major part of the fighting. In the first three weeks of October, drone strikes in Sudan killed more than 300 people and injured hundreds more, according to a UN tally. Reuters reported that a drone strike believed to be targeting a fuel depot used by the RSF hit the Amiet market, killing more than 150 people.

Attacks on electricity have happened before. In May 2025, drone attacks cut power across Khartoum state and the surrounding area, according to authorities. Reuters reported that outage at the time.

Civilians have also been killed in drone strikes. In February, an RSF drone attack in Rahad killed 24 displaced people who were fleeing fighting, and in March a drone strike on a school in Shukeiri killed at least 17 people, including schoolgirls, teachers and healthcare workers.

The toll of the wider war is large. Aid workers estimate that more than 200,000 people have been killed since fighting began. The majority of Sudan's hospitals have been forced to close, and at least 8 million children are out of school, according to The Guardian.