Electric grid infrastructure companies Sudan

Is the electricity sector in Sudan in a crisis?

Do you want to stay informed? Over the last few years, the electricity sector in Sudan has been in a state of crisis: 60 per cent of the Sudanese population have been living without electricity. What is the path forward to an urgent, sustainable, and feasible solution?

How many companies are in the electricity sector in Sudan?

The electricity sector is administratively unbundled into five sector companies: Sudan Electricity Holding Company (SEHC), Sudan Thermal Power Generation Company (STPG), Sudan Hydro and Renewable Energy Company (SHREC), Sudan Electricity Transmission Company (SETC) and Sudan Electricity Distribution Company (SEDC).

Who owns Sudan's electricity?

Most of Sudan’s electricity generation is publicly owned, except for some thermal generations in isolated grids and emergency powership rental, which are operated by Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

How much does electricity cost in Sudan?

As for Ethiopia, Sudan imports electricity at a price of 4.5 cents/kilowatt . In August 2021, the Minister of Energy and Petroleum declared that the Sudanese energy sector needed urgent maintenance and restructuring at a cost of $3 billion, another indicator of the dire financial needs of the sector .

Does Sudan need a new infrastructure?

All segments of Sudan’s national infrastructure, including its transportation network, electrical grid, and water supply network, need significant investment, modernization, and expansion. For example, only about one third of Sudan’s 45-million population has access to electricity.

Is Sudan able to fund electricity infrastructure improvements?

The government’s ability to fund electricity infrastructure improvements is extremely limited. Sudan’s other infrastructure networks face the same challenges as the electrical network. Road and rail networks extend for hundreds of miles throughout Sudan, however large sections of the country are serviced only by dirt roads.