Sudan's electricity tariffs increase aims to cover deficit, says minister

January 7, 2021 at 10:32 am | Published in: Africa, News, Sudan
The Sudanese Electricity Transmission company in Khartoum, on 20 June 2019 [YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images]
January 7, 2021 at 10:32 am
Increasing electricity tariffs was the "alternative" on offer to the country's finance ministry to cover domestic electricity demands, Sudanese Energy Minister, Khairy Abdel Rahman, announced yesterday.
"Electricity subsidy cuts are designed to consider vulnerable social segments, as well as basic industries," Abdel Rahman said in a statement, adding that electricity subsidies would remain at their previous rates for places of worship, pharmacies and agricultural lands.
He pointed out that the decision was as a result of an "increase in the country's annual inflation and public salaries last year," noting that the old tariff system was "hindering foreign investments in the electricity field."

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