OnePress
The Minister of Energy and Oil, Eng. Mutasim Ibrahim Ahmed, discussed with the leaders of the electricity sector in the country, today, the technical repercussions of targeting the Al-Markhiyat manufacturing plant with drones, and the resulting severe damage that led to the station's departure from service and the interruption of electricity from large areas.
The meeting reviewed, according to the Ministry of Energy and Oil, the effects of the attack carried out this morning, which affected large parts of Khartoum state and the Nile River state, as well as a number of other states, and discussed the damage to the stations of Hawata, Junaid, Mashkur and FAO, and its implications for the stability of the electricity supply in the national grid.
The General Manager of Sudan Electricity Holding Company, Engineer Consultant Abdullah Ahmed Mohamed, said that the engineering and technical teams are currently conducting assessments and inventory of the damage to the Al-Markhiyat station, in preparation for the start of the necessary treatments and repair of the malfunctions.
He pointed to the doubling of field efforts and accelerating the pace of work to restore electricity service to normal as soon as possible.
For its part, the Ministry of Energy and Oil reassured citizens that the engineering and technical teams are working around the clock, while alerting the available capabilities to address the damage and restore electricity, without specifying a date for the full restoration of service.