RSF Drone Strike Hits Tandalti Power Substation, Cutting Electricity to North Kordofan
A strategic drone belonging to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia struck the Tandalti power substation in western White Nile State on Tuesday, knocking the transmission line supplying electricity to North Kordofan State out of service.
Government sources in Tandalti locality told Sudan Tribune that an RSF strategic drone fired two missiles at the locality’s power substation on Tuesday morning, triggering a fire at the facility, located in the far western part of White Nile State.
The sources said the strike put the substation out of service and cut electricity to the city of Tandalti. Residents of Om Rawaba, Al-Rahad and El-Obeid in North Kordofan State also confirmed power outages coinciding with the attack on the Tandalti substation.
The sources in Tandalti locality indicated that engineering teams were assessing the damage to the substation after extinguishing the fire caused by the strike.