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Khartoum Plunges into Darkness: Sudan's Power Crisis Deepens Amid War

सूडान में बिजली संकट: खारतूम में अंधेरा छाया, व्यवसायी $500 रोज़ जला रहे जनरेटर

सुदानमध्ये अंधार: खारतूममधील वीज संकटाने लहान व्यवसायांना ग्रासले

সুদানে বিদ্যুৎ সংকট: খার্তুমে অন্ধকার, ব্যবসা টিকিয়ে রাখতে দৈনিক $500 খরচ

சூடானின் தலைநகர் கர்தூம் இருளில் மூழ்கியது: மின் நெருக்கடி தீவிரமடைகிறது

సూడాన్ అంధకారం: ఖార్టూమ్‌లో విద్యుత్ సంక్షోభం, చిన్న వ్యాపారాల పోరాటం

સુદાનમાં અંધારપટ: ખાર્તુમમાં વીજળી સંકટ ઘેરું બન્યું, નાના ઉદ્યોગપતિઓનો સંઘર્ષ

ਸੂਡਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਨੇਰਾ: ਖਾਰਟੂਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਜਲੀ ਸੰਕਟ, ਛੋਟੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼

By AI News Desk 🕐 12 August 2026, 10:01 PM 🌍 World
Sudan's Darkness: A Supermarket Owner's Daily Struggle

Khartoum, Sudan – The relentless grip of war has plunged Sudan's capital, Khartoum, into a devastating nationwide blackout, escalating an already dire humanitarian crisis. For small business owners like Ahmed Yaqoub, a supermarket proprietor, the struggle to simply exist is a daily, costly battle. Yaqoub meticulously checks his generator multiple times a day, an indispensable lifeline consuming approximately $500 in fuel daily, solely to power his fridges and freezers. This exorbitant expenditure underscores the impossible choices facing entrepreneurs in a nation crippled by conflict and crumbling infrastructure.

Merowe Dam Damage Fuels Nationwide Blackout

Authorities attribute this widespread power failure to critical damage sustained by the Merowe Hydroelectric station. This vital facility, responsible for supplying over half of Sudan’s electricity, has become a repeated target since the conflict erupted in 2023. Even before the current hostilities, many districts across Sudan were accustomed to enduring frequent power cuts, often lasting up to eight hours. However, the present situation is far more catastrophic, with an estimated 3,000 megawatt deficit leaving the entire country reeling in darkness.

The repercussions are profound and far-reaching. Essential services, including hospitals, water treatment plants, and communication networks, are severely hampered, pushing the population further into despair. Families struggle desperately to preserve food, children cannot study in the evenings, and the already fragile economy grinds to a near halt. For the vast majority of Sudanese citizens, the concept of affording personal generators or installing solar power systems remains an unattainable luxury. The average daily income simply does not allow for such significant investments, leaving millions vulnerable and without viable recourse.

Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan, reporting from the beleaguered city of Khartoum, vividly portrays the profound humanitarian implications of this prolonged electricity crisis. Her dispatches reveal a populace pushed to its absolute limits, grappling with both the immediate impact of the blackouts and the cascading secondary effects on public health, security, and overall economic stability. The crisis in Khartoum transcends a mere lack of electricity; it serves as a stark, harrowing illustration of a nation teetering on the brink, where the most fundamental aspects of modern life have been reduced to a desperate, day-to-day fight for survival.

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