Sudan power crisis: Studying using candles, counting gas station trips

As blackouts cripple the nation, soaring fuel costs force Sudanese students to study by candlelight and ration essential travel. | Contesto: cronaca

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KHARTOUM, Sudan – A deepening electricity crisis, compounded by skyrocketing fuel prices and broader economic turmoil, is forcing citizens across Sudan into extreme adaptations, with students studying by candlelight and families meticulously counting trips to the gas station to survive. The near-daily blackouts, long a feature of life in the country, have taken on a new severity as the cost of alternative power sources has become prohibitively expensive for most. The practical ramifications are felt in every household. For students, the unreliable grid means crucial study hours are lost or conducted in the dim, flickering light of candles, a solution that is both inadequate for learning and a persistent fire hazard. The crisis extends far beyond education, disrupting businesses, healthcare, and the basic rhythm of daily life. Small shops shutter early, perishable goods spoil, and the hum of generators—once a common sound in more affluent neighborhoods—has grown sporadic as fuel becomes unaffordable. This energy collapse is inextricably linked to a severe economic crisis. The Sudanese pound has plummeted in value, and inflation has soared, driving the cost of imported fuel beyond the reach of ordinary citizens. A trip to refuel a vehicle or a generator is now a major budgetary decision, with families planning essential travel days in advance and combining errands to conserve precious liters. The surge in fuel prices does not merely compound the power cuts; it eliminates the primary means of coping with them, leaving people powerless in both literal and figurative terms. The situation highlights the failure of successive governments to invest in and maintain the national power infrastructure, which has been crippled by decades of mismanagement, underinvestment, and political instability. The current crisis is not an isolated event but a symptom of systemic collapse, where energy, economy, and governance are in a simultaneous downward spiral. The burden falls disproportionately on the middle and working classes, for whom even a modest generator is now a luxury. Analysts point out that the energy shortage acts as a throttle on any potential economic recovery,...

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