The Electricity Media Coordination Council stated that the Merowe power station was targeted by drones on Tuesday, marking the second attack in less than three days. The assault directly hit transformers supplying the Northern State and several reactors, leading to a complete power outage in the state and halting ongoing efforts to rehabilitate a transformer damaged in previous attacks.
In a statement on Wednesday, the council said: “The subsequent transformer fire also damaged the transmission line supplying Khartoum State, resulting in a complete blackout that affected the states of Khartoum, Nile River, and Red Sea.”
The council confirmed that civil defense forces are making significant efforts to extinguish the fire, while a technical assessment of the attack’s impact is underway, followed by the implementation of necessary remedial actions.
