Yei electric power utility has shut down its operations in the area due to lack of fuel.
The management has earlier notified the public on the local radio stations in Yei town that they have failed to secure fuel from either Juba or Uganda because of insecurity on the highways.
Residents in the town say the town has become dark affecting their lives in the town.
Officials from the ministry of physical infrastructure say they have written to the management of the power plant to explain some of the challenges they are facing.