A drone struck the Al-Markhiyat electricity substation in northwestern Omdurman, west of Khartoum, early on Tuesday, causing widespread power outages across the Sudanese capital, witnesses told Anadolu Agency. Residents of several neighbourhoods confirmed that supplies were disrupted on Tuesday morning, and videos circulated on social media showed smoke rising from the facility, Anadolu reported. As of 0630 GMT, there was no official statement on the extent of the damage or the party responsible for the attack.
A source at Sudan's national electricity company, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, attributed the strike to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying its drones targeted the Al-Markhiyat transformer station and disrupted power across large parts of Khartoum and Al-Jazira states. The RSF had not publicly commented on that attribution in the reports. Awaaz Punjab is reporting the responsibility claim as the electricity source's account to AFP, not as an independently confirmed fact.
Source: AFP via GeoXAxis, Sudan RSF drones hit Khartoum power station: Govt source, Oct 27 2026
Second day of strikes on the power network
The Khartoum strike came a day after Sudan's electricity company accused the RSF of drone attacks on five power substations — at Singa, Al Hawata, Al Fao, Mashkour and Al Junaid — that knocked out supply across Sennar, Gedaref (Al Qadarif), White Nile and Gezira states, Reuters reported on Monday. The RSF did not immediately respond to that accusation, and Reuters said it could not independently verify the operator's account. The United Nations has repeatedly warned that attacks on electricity infrastructure threaten healthcare and other essential services for millions of people.
Sudan's army and the RSF have been at war since April 2023, in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly 13 million, according to UN and international estimates cited by Anadolu. The fighting is now waged largely through drones, with both sides striking deep into territory held by the other; according to a UN tally cited by AFP, drone strikes killed more than 300 people in the first three weeks of October alone. Close to three million people have returned to Khartoum state since the army recaptured it last year, AFP reported, but power and water supplies there remain unreliable.