The Khartoum Refinery went out of service due to a malfunction in one of its largest units that generates electricity, the Energy Ministry announced Wednesday.
This comes two weeks after completing the annual periodic maintenance, which took two months, amid fears that the malfunction will cause a fuel crisis.
“All operations at Khartoum Refinery units were halted in emergency over safety risks,” said Director-General of Khartoum Refinery Mahjoub Hassan Abdel Qader.
He affirmed that the facility will resume working as soon as possible, noting that the malfunction is minor and can be fixed.
The ministry has secured the fuel supply so that the consumer sectors in the country are not affected, he added.
Abdel Qader also denied rumors claiming that fire broke out, stressing that the refinery will operate again more efficiently within four days.
The refinery produces 70 percent of domestic fuel, 48 percent of gasoline and 50 percent of gas production for domestic consumption.
The production capacity of the refinery, after completing its maintenance in early March, amounted to 800 tons of gas, 3,000 tons of fuel and 5,000 tons of gasoline.
