Fuel And Cooking Gas Prices Cut As Central Bank Backs Imports

Khartoum, August 11, 2026 - Several Sudanese states reduced prices for petroleum products and cooking gas after the Central Bank of Sudan provided foreign currency for fuel imports, easing pressure on consumers and businesses in a market strained by war damage to energy infrastructure. Khartoum State cut the price of a 12.5-kilogram cooking gas cylinder to 85,000 Sudanese pounds from 106,400 pounds.

Bakery gas was lowered to 3,742 pounds per litre, while diesel fell slightly to 8,518 pounds per litre. Red Sea state reduced the retail price of a cooking gas cylinder to between 70,000 and 75,000 pounds from 105,000 pounds. River Nile state lowered the cylinder price to 80,000 pounds from 104,000 pounds and cut diesel prices by 750 pounds.

The reductions followed recent import measures under which the central bank supplied foreign exchange directly to public and private importers. The policy is intended to reduce reliance on the parallel currency market, lower import costs and curb pressure on the Sudanese pound.

Sudan's energy supply remains vulnerable after the war disrupted oil infrastructure, including the shutdown of the al-Jaili refinery, which had previously covered about 70 percent of domestic consumption. The government moved in June to directly manage petroleum imports and imposed tighter requirements on fuel importers, including gold deposits for import permits, as part of broader efforts to stabilize trade and foreign exchange reserves.