Federal Finance Minister Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim reaffirmed the government’s commitment to developing the electricity sector and addressing the challenges facing power generation and supply in Sudan, as part of the state’s efforts to expand resources and increase electricity generation capacity across the country. He stressed the importance of continued coordination among relevant authorities to ensure fuel supplies for power-generation plants and maintain electricity supplies to various facilities. The minister made the remarks during a meeting at his office in Khartoum on Thursday with the Director General of the Sudan Electricity Public Corporation, Engineer Abdullah Ahmed Mohamed Ali, and the Director of Nile Petroleum Company, Alaa Al-Din Al-Tayeb. Ibrahim underscored the importance of developing smart plans to provide energy at affordable prices and make it accessible to consumers, with the aim of increasing industrial and agricultural production, boosting exports, and enhancing the competitiveness of Sudanese products in global markets. He stressed the need for concerted efforts and close coordination among relevant institutions to advance Sudan’s energy sector, expressing hope that electricity generation would increase to 40 gigawatts over the next ten years, helping to double production, support economic recovery, and facilitate reconstruction across the country. For his part, Engineer Abdullah Ahmed Mohamed Ali said the meeting endorsed ongoing arrangements to secure the fuel required for thermal power plants, with the aim of increasing electricity generated from thermal sources and stabilizing power supplies nationwide.The meeting was attended by the Director General of the Sudan Electricity Public Corporation, the Director of Nile Petroleum Company, the representative of grid-connected generation, as well as directors general and representatives of relevant directorates at the Ministry of Finance.BH/BH