SHENDI, Sudan (AP) — Large parts of Sudan’s capital were without electricity for more than 12 hours Tuesday after a drone strike on a major power substation, according to an electric company official.

The attack left hospitals and bakeries dependent on generators and limited water supplies across Khartoum.

The state-run Sudanese Electricity Distribution Company acknowledged “serious damage and technical faults” to the distribution network and several main stations and power lines but didn’t explain the reason in a statement. It apologized to residents across Khartoum state for repeated and prolonged outages.

A company official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said a drone attack hit the Al-Markhiyat transformer station in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum.…