Acting Minister of Urban Planning and Public Utilities Abu Bakr Abdullah announced the installation of 267 solar units to operate water stations across districts, the activation of 22 public facilities and six power grids, and the full restoration of Wad Madani's main water station. Sudan has great potential for solar power, but underdevelopment of the off-grid energy market is a barrier to exploiting this. Informal diesel-based mini-grids operate in some communities, but they are expensive to run, highly polluting and largely unregulated. In the absence of a clear regulatory. Since the early days of the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in mid-April 2023, Sudan has lost around 1,000 megawatts of power generation due to the massive destruction of the Bahri and Garri thermal power stations. This ambitious venture includes a 500 MWh battery storage system designed to address Sudan's ongoing energy challenges and accelerate its transition to renewable energy. Empower and UNDP bring solar-powered clean water to Medani communities. Empower & UNDP deliver 84 solar water systems in Abu Hamad, a major irrigation project in Sudan with LONGi solar panels, Jntech inverters, Italian Pentax pumps, and sturdy i-section beams. Solar resource map copyright at 2021 Solargis.