Residents of Khartoum (Sudan's capital, partially recaptured by government forces earlier this year) are facing severe electricity shortages and soaring fuel costs that are disrupting nearly every aspect of daily life. Petrol prices rose more than 40 percent in a matter of weeks, driven by the ongoing civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, a collapsing currency, and disruptions to Gulf energy supply chains linked to regional tensions — pushing the cost of food, transport, and generator fuel far beyond what many households and small businesses can absorb. Economists warn the crisis is self-reinforcing: power outages cut factory output, rising fuel costs push up transport and goods prices, and a population already strained by four years of conflict is left with no institutional safety net, resorting to candles, communal solar panels, and informal fuel-sharing arrangements to get by.