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The INGO Forum in Sudan strongly condemns the deliberate and escalating attacks on power stations across the East of the country. The targeted destruction of critical civilian infrastructure, including the deadly attack on the Saudi Hospital in Al Fasher and recent drone strikes on power stations in White Nile, Gedaref, River Nile, and Northern State, are a blatant violation of international humanitarian law (IHL) and the principles of distinction and proportionality.
In Darfur, the appalling attack on Al Fasher’s only functional hospital killed at least 70, at the time when the city is seeing escalating violence. In the East, the shutdown of essential services has cruel and life-threatening consequences, cutting off electricity and water for millions of civilians.
This comes as Sudan grapples with a surge in cholera cases, skyrocketing food prices, and an economy where families and businesses simply cannot afford fuel to mitigate the power outages.
In Khartoum, hospitals and healthcare facilities—already battered by conflict—are on the brink of collapse as power outages disrupt life-saving medical services. In the East, cities hosting millions of internally displaced persons are pushed to breaking point as the strain on already fragile water and electricity systems becomes unbearable.
Weaponizing basic services to paralyse civilian life is a deeply disturbing and unacceptable tactic of war. It must end now.
The INGO Forum calls on the involved party to the conflict to immediately cease attacks on civilian infrastructure. We urge international actors to exert their influence to stop these violations and ensure those responsible are held to account.