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Asharq Al-Awsat
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SHOCKING: Sudan raises electricity prices effective immediately - You Need To See This

Protesters hold flags and chant slogans as they march against the Sudanese military's recent seizure of power and ousting of the civilian government, in the streets of the capital Khartoum, Sudan October 30, 2021. (Reuters)

Sudan’s government increased prices for electricity, one of the country’s few still-subsidized commodities, as part of an ongoing economic reforms package, the country’s acting energy minister told Reuters.

The price changes, effective immediately, entail a sharp spike in prices for agricultural consumption from up to 1.6 pounds per kilowatt to nine pounds per kilowatt and large increases for domestic consumption as well.

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