Plugs and electricity in Sudan
Sudan runs at 230 V, 50 Hz, with Type C, D, F, G sockets.
Data status: references list slightly different sockets.
What you need, coming from…
Two devices that behave oppositely. A charger takes any supply, so only the plug shape matters. A hair dryer is built for one voltage, and the wrong one destroys it.
| Coming from | Phone or laptop charger | Hair dryer |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Chad | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Egypt | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Eritrea | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Ethiopia | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| Libya | Nothing needed | Nothing needed |
| South Sudan | Adapter | Unknown |
| China | Adapter | Adapter |
Packing something else? Check your exact device →
Socket types used here
Type CType C (CEE 7/16 Europlug) · 2 pins · not earthed
Type DType D (BS 546, 5 A) · 3 pins · earthed
Type FType F (CEE 7/4, Schuko) · 2 pins · earthed
Type GType G (BS 1363) · 3 pins · earthed
Plug photographs from Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized. Credits and licences.
Earthed plugs in Sudan’s sockets
A plug that fits is not always a plug that earths. Into Type C, Type D, Type F and Type G sockets, Type E or Type K plugs go in and lose the earth connection, while Type D, Type F or Type G earth normally.
| Arriving with | Type C socket | Type D socket | Type F socket | Type G socket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| does not fit | earth kept | does not fit | does not fit | |
| does not fit | does not fit | earth lost | does not fit | |
| does not fit | does not fit | earth kept | does not fit | |
| does not fit | does not fit | does not fit | earth kept | |
| does not fit | does not fit | earth lost | does not fit |
A travel adapter only carries the earth through if it is built to. What earthing protects against →
What the two references say
This site grades a country by comparing two general references rather than merging them. Where they disagree we show both and say so, because a reconciled number with the disagreement hidden is the failure mode this whole dataset is built against.
| Wikipedia | worldstandards.eu | |
|---|---|---|
| Voltage | 230 V | 230 V |
| Frequency | 50 Hz | 50 Hz |
| Sockets | Type C, D, F, G | Type B, C, D, E, F, G, I |