ABU HAMAD, Sudan — A drone strike hit a power station in northern Sudan early on Sunday, sparking a fire and triggering loud explosions, witnesses said. The attack targeted the Abu Hamad power station in River Nile state, about 334 miles (538 kilometres) north of the capital, Khartoum, according to the witnesses, who said flames engulfed parts of the station.

Source: AnewZ, Nov 1, 2026

The strike brought to 12 the number of power stations targeted by drone attacks across six Sudanese states since Monday — Khartoum, Gezira, Sennar, Gedaref, River Nile and Red Sea — AnewZ reported. It followed another drone strike on Saturday targeting the Hayya power station in Red Sea state, a facility still under construction. There was no immediate comment from Sudanese authorities on the Abu Hamad attack or on the extent of casualties and damage, and no group had claimed it in the reports available.

12power stations targeted by drone attacks across six Sudanese states since Monday, AnewZ reported
538 kmdistance of Abu Hamad, River Nile state, north of Khartoum
13+oil and electricity facilities struck in the past few days, according to reporting of Egypt's Foreign Ministry statement (a wider count that includes oil sites)

Egypt's Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued on Saturday, condemned the escalation of drone attacks against civilian and vital facilities in Sudan, which it said had caused civilian casualties and targeted infrastructure in a flagrant violation of the rules of international humanitarian law. Cairo expressed its categorical rejection of violence targeting innocent people, called for the flow of weapons to the RSF through Sudan's neighbouring countries to be halted, reaffirmed support for Sudan's unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and called for intensified regional and international efforts toward a ceasefire and humanitarian access, according to reporting of the statement by Sudan Horizon and AfroNews.

Source: Sudan Horizon, Nov 1, 2026 (Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement, issued Saturday)

The same reporting said the Sudanese government has accused Ethiopia of providing launch sites for drones directed at vital locations — an accusation attributed to Khartoum; Ethiopia's response to this latest round of accusations was not included in the reports, and responsibility for the Abu Hamad strike itself has not been independently established.

The attacks come as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that repeated drone attacks on electricity facilities could have severe humanitarian consequences, disrupting drinking water, healthcare and other essential services, after a strike reportedly hit a major electricity transformer station supplying Khartoum state earlier in the week, The Sudan Times reported. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on October 31 also condemned the escalating drone attacks in Sudan, saying he was appalled by the catastrophic toll on civilians and calling on all parties to spare civilians and critical civilian infrastructure.

Source: The Sudan Times, Oct 28, 2026 (UN OCHA warning)

Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have been fighting since April 2023, when disagreements over integrating the country's military forces escalated into armed conflict. Power infrastructure has become a repeated target in the war's recent phase, and each new strike deepens blackouts in cities already struggling with water, health and food services that depend on electricity.