Sudan conflict to 'inevitably' affect country's energy
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The evacuation of foreign employees is not impacting the energy sector's operations since Sudanese specialists are fulfilling the tasks required.
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People preparing to board a bus departing from Khartoum, Sudan on April 24, 2023 (AFP)
Sudan's Minister of Energy and Petroleum Mohamed Abdallah Mahmud relayed to Sputnik on Friday that the current situation will "inevitably" impact the energy sector.
"It will inevitably have consequences, but we hope and look forward to the end of these events ... Sudan has a huge potential, and I think that if there are factors of stability, Sudan will be ready for investment," Mahmud said, adding that all foreign workers employed at energy facilities have been evacuated from the conflict zones.
However, the evacuation did not impact the energy sector's operations since Sudanese specialists are fulfilling the tasks required.
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"The work continues, and since the beginning of these events, our production has not fallen. We are also working to ensure the export and transportation of crude oil via the Sudanese pipelines, as well as [transportation of] crude oil from the Republic of South Sudan," he said.
The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have exchanged blame for violating the 72-hour truce to open up humanitarian corridors. The RSF accused the Sudanese army of bombing its positions in the presidential palace in Khartoum.
After earlier attempts for a ceasefire in Sudan had failed, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced last Monday that Sudan's warring generals have agreed to a three-day ceasefire beginning Tuesday.
Despite the ongoing clashes, the Sudanese army said that the coming days will witness a major breakthrough in the country, adding that the military situation inside and outside Khartoum is very stable, with the exception of West Darfur. The army statement stated that the RSF continues to randomly shell areas in central Khartoum.
South Sudan's Acting Foreign Minister, Deng Dau Malek, confirmed on Wednesday that Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has agreed to speak with the RSF General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo or Hemedti, but no location has been specified.
