Fuel Crisis Eases in Khartoum

Sudanhorizon – Nazik Shammam

Eyewitnesses have confirmed that the fuel crisis in the capital, Khartoum, eased on Saturday, with queues of vehicles disappearing from service stations following a severe shortage that had persisted in recent days.

Witnesses told Sudanhorizon that queues at fuel stations across Khartoum State had declined significantly and supplies had returned to normal, with petrol now available without the hours-long waits previously experienced.

Fuel station workers told Sudanhorizon that supplies had become regular since Friday evening, following the arrival of new shipments from Port Sudan, helping to bridge the supply gap and ease pressure on stations.

Khartoum State had experienced a severe fuel crisis in recent days, forcing hundreds of vehicles to queue for hours.

Last Tuesday, fuel stations across the state implemented an unannounced petrol price increase of approximately 26.7%.

At the time, vehicle owners told Sudanhorizon that several stations had raised the price of a gallon of petrol from SDG 38,500 to SDG 48,800.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy announced that substantial shipments of petrol and diesel were continuing to be unloaded from several vessels at Port Sudan.

The ministry confirmed that unloading and supply operations were proceeding according to a carefully planned technical framework designed to meet the needs of all service, economic and development sectors across the country.

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