Drone attacks reportedly damage four Sudanese power substations
Oct 2026Published 7 Nov 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
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What happened
Between 30 October and 2 November 2026, drone attacks were reported to have struck four power substations in Sudan's Northern, River Nile and Kassala states. Satellite imagery compared before and after the attacks showed dark spots at all four sites, which are consistent with fires. At Al-Rawma substation in Kassala State, a strike on 2 November was reported to have caused thick smoke and a fire at an adjacent fuel station, and vehicles nearby were reportedly damaged.
At New Halfa, also in Kassala State, a large fire was reported inside the perimeter and main transformers were reported damaged. At Shendi, in River Nile State, video footage reportedly showed a large fire inside the site after a strike on 30 October. At Al-Dabba, in Northern State, a strike on 1 November was reported to have taken the substation out of service. The attacks were reported to have caused outages across wide areas. The Sudanese government has accused the Rapid Support Forces of carrying out the attacks; this attribution has not been independently confirmed.
Contributing factors
Drone strikes on the sites, as reported. A fuel station adjacent to the Al-Rawma substation was reported to have caught fire. No other contributing factors were reported.
Lessons learned
- Keep fuel storage and filling stations at a safe separation distance from substations and transformers, since a fire at one can spread to the other.
- Hold spare transformers, mobile transformers and restoration contracts, because replacing a damaged main transformer can take a long time.
- Use satellite or remote monitoring to assess damage quickly where ground access is unsafe, and plan safe routes for restoration crews.
- Review the physical and aerial threat to remote, unmanned substations, since drone strikes can reach sites far from population centres.
More lessons on spacing, layout and fire spread, detection and monitoring, from every incident on the register.
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Published 2026-11-07. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
