South Sudan, Republic of - 2.6 Storage Assessment | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

Storage facilities in South Sudan play a vital role in various sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, and logistics. However, the country faces several challenges regarding storage capacity and infrastructure.

Current Capacity and Bottlenecks: South Sudan's storage capacity is often inadequate to meet the current needs of the population. Insufficient storage facilities can result in post-harvest losses in the agricultural sector and difficulties in storing goods for longer periods. The lack of proper storage infrastructure also affects the availability and affordability of essential commodities for the population.

One key bottleneck is the limited availability of cold storage facilities, which impacts the storage of perishable goods such as fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. This constraint hinders the development of value chains for these products and limits their market reach.

National Storage Infrastructure: South Sudan's national storage infrastructure is still in the early stages of development. The country lacks a well-established and reliable network of warehouses, silos, and cold storage facilities. This poses significant challenges for businesses and farmers in safely storing their products and preventing spoilage.

Accessibility and Reliability: Reliable storage facilities in South Sudan can be difficult to locate, especially in remote or rural areas. Lack of proper infrastructure, including roads and transportation systems, hampers the efficient movement of goods to and from storage facilities. This can result in delays and added costs for businesses and farmers.

Additionally, the limited availability of electricity and unreliable power supply further complicates the storage situation. Proper temperature control, especially for perishable goods, becomes challenging without consistent and reliable electricity.

Efforts are being made to address these challenges and improve storage infrastructure in South Sudan. The government and international organizations are investing in the construction and rehabilitation of storage facilities, including warehouses and silos. However, more must be done to expand storage capacity and enhance accessibility, particularly in rural areas, to support the country's economic development and food security goals.

For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Storage and Milling Companies Contact List.

Commercial Storage

There is a lack of permanent storage capacity in South Sudan, and most storage solutions are provided through temporary and mobile storage units. The humanitarian community constitutes the largest sector with available warehouse space, and most organisations have storage facilities in Juba and most other major towns.

The commercial sector has taken advantage of this gap, and an ever-growing number of warehouses are present in major towns. Cold Chain remains problematic, with the capital outlay and risks associated with such endeavours limiting growth in this sector. Several commercial operators, however, are currently developing their capacity to provide a complete cold chain solution.

Location	Owner	Available for Rent	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
		Yes / No

Juba-Lologo	Warehousing Logistics Company	No	13 Acres used by NGOs, 4 Acres open area available for rent	Concrete, Rub halls, Cold rooms	Good	Good
Juba Airport	Jebel Aviation Logistics	Yes	1200SqM	Concrete	Good	Good
Juba	YATCO International Company Ltd	Yes	17,000Sq.M	Concrete	Good	Good
Wau	Rose Company Ltd	Yes	4000mt	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Wau	Baraka Company Ltd	Yes	1700mt	Concrete	Flat	Appears Intact
Juba	Jubilant Ventures	Yes	10,600m2	Concrete	Good	Good

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

All major humanitarian organisations have access to storage facilities, and warehouse management is mostly conducted in-house. Many organisations also make use of commercial storage. In smaller locations and where the presence and size of humanitarian actors vary, it is common for organisations to share storage space. Sometimes, smaller organisations rely almost entirely on other organisations for storage.

Through the common storage service, the Logistics Cluster has access to more than 6,700m² of warehouse space in more than 19 locations nationwide. This storage space is made available to the humanitarian community to augment their current capacity or to serve as dedicated storage space on a short-term basis.

Location	Organization	Sharing Possibility	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
		Yes / No
Yei	AAH	No	620m2	Concrete	Good	Good
Yei	ACROSS	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Good	Good
Yei	N/A	Yei	320m2	Rub Hall	Good	Good
Yei	Caritas International	No	240m2	Rub Hall	Good	Damaged skins
Malakal Log Base	UNHCR/AAH	No	1280m2	Rub Hall	Good	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	WHO	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	MSF	No	960m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal	ICRC	No	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	UNICEF	No	1600m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	Solidarites International	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	IOM	No	2880m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	DRC	No	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	IMC	No	1280m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Malakal Log Base	WVI	No	640m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Obay	WVI	No	52m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Addidiang	WVI	No	52m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Kodok	WVI	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears damaged
Kodok	HDC/DRC	Yes	28m2	Unspecified	Raised siding	Appears intact
Kodok	IOM	No	20m2	Unspecified	Raised siding	Appears intact
Nyal	UNIDOR	No	48m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Good
Wau	Unicef	No	600mt	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Wau	ZOA-DORCAS	No	50mt	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Wau	CARDO	Yes	20mt	Concrete	Flat	Appears intact
Bor	UNHCR	No	768m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Bor	South Sudan Red Cross	No	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Bor	South Sudan Red Cross	No	140mt	Concrete	Raised	Appears intact
Bor	Save The Children International	Yes	768m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Bor	CRS	No	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Akobo	CRS	No	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Padiet	CRS	Yes	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Pibor	CRS	No	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Pajut	CRS	No	768m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Poktap	CRS	No	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Pathai	CRS	No	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears Damaged
Bor	NRC	Yes	384m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Bor	UNICEF	No	2240m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Bor	UNFAO	No	1056m2	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Appears intact
Bor	IOM	No	1760m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Appears intact
Maridi	ACTED	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Good
Yambio	WFP	No	102	Baby MSU	Raised siding	Good
Rumbek	IRC	No	240	Rub Hall	Raised siding	Good
Rumbek	Unicef	Yes	640m2	Rub Hall	Raised Siding	Good
Rumbek	Oxfam GB	No	480m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Wau	WFP-LC	Yes	440m2	Rub hall	Raised	Good
Ngisha	ALIMA	No	240m2	Rub Hall	Flat	Good
Manajang	HFO	No	52m2	Baby MSU	Raised	Good
Nyamlel	World Concern Development Organisation	No	52m2	Baby MSU	Raised	Good
Majak Bol (Akon North)	Dorcas Aid International	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Tonj South (Tonj Town)	CCM	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Tonj North (Warrap Town)	TORCH	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Yida	Samaritan’s Purse (SP)	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raise	Good
Nyal	IRC	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Nyal	Mercy Corps	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Leer	MSF-Holland	No	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Leer	UNIDOR	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Leer	CFH	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Koch	World Relief	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Keew	HFO	Yes	52m2	Baby MSU	Raised	Good

Ganyiel	Mercy Corps	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	WFP-LC	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	UNHCR	No	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	IRC	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	Mercy Corps International	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	World Relief	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	WHH	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	Concern Worldwide	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Maban	Cordaid	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Aburoc	Solidarites International (SI)	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Pochalla	Tearfund	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Renk	WFP	No	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Pibor	ACROSS	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Pibor	CRS	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Pibor	Peace Corps International (PCO)	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
New Fangak	World Relief	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Motot	Tearfund	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Mabior	Tearfund	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Lankien	MSF Holland	No	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Duk Pajut	Sudan Medical Care (SMC)	No	52m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bor	WFP-LC	Yes	1760m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Ayod	EDA	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Akobo	Save the Children International	Yes	480m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Akobo	Nile Hope	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Kapoeta	Save the Children International (SCI)	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Nimule	Cordaid	Yes	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Torit	SCI	Yes	200m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Torit	Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)	Yes	240m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Juba	Tearfund	No	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Juba	WHO	No	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Juba	IOM	No	4 acres of Land	With Open storage, Rub Halls for their sole use	Raised	Good
Mingkaman	WFP	No	7,500mt	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	MSF	No	720m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	CWW	No	2160m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Bentiu Log Base	IOM	No	1440m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Din Din	NRC/WFP CP	No	1000m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Padeah	NRC/WFP CP	No	1500m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Thonyor	NRC/WFP CP	No	2000m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Leer Town	NRC/WFP CP	No	1500m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
MirMir	NRC/WFP CP	No	1000m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Koch	NRC/WFP CP	No	1000m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Koch	CARE/WFP CP	No	320m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Thaker	Samaritan Purse/WFP CP	No	1500m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Rupkuai	Samaritan Purse/WFP CP	No	1000m2	Rub Hall	Raised	Good
Abyei	IOM	Yes	240 m²	Rex hall	Good	Good
Abyei	FAO	yes	320 m²	Wiikhall	Good	Good
Abyei	WFP	yes	3200 m²	O.B.WiiK	Good	Good
Abyei / Mijak	WFP/ACAD	Yes	240 m	O.B.WiiK	Seasonally	Good
Abyei / Abathok	WFP/ACAD	yes	560 m²	O.B.WiiK	Good	Good
Abyei / Awal	WFP / ACAD	yes	240 m²	O.B.WiiK	Seasonally	Good
Abyei / Rummamier	WFP / ACAD	yes	640 m²	O.B.WiiK	Seasonally	Good
Abyei	MSF Switzerland	no	960 m²	WG Hall 2	Good	Good
Mayom	NRC	No	2400m2	Rub Hall	Good	Good
Mankien	NRC	No	1280 m2	MSU	Good	Good
Mayom	CARE International	No	432 m2	MSU	Good	Good
Mayom	SP	No	1600m2	Temporary store	Good	Good
PIBOR	UNICEF	No	800mt	MSU	-	Good

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Public Sector Storage

The government has access to several warehouse facilities however these facilities are not readily made available to the humanitarian community. In some instances, the government can provide or allocate storage space to the humanitarian community; however, access to this space needs to be negotiated directly with the relevant line ministry. Additional storage space can also be negotiated for through the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission for those organisations involved in emergency response.

Location	Ministry / Agency	Use Possibility	Capacity *(MT / m² / m³)*	Type [1]	Access [2]	Condition [3]
		Yes / No
Yei	Yei County Authority	No	620m2	Concrete	Good	Good
Yei	Ministry of Agriculture	No	300m2	Semi-permanent structure	Good	Not good
Yei	Ministry of Cooperative	Yes	200m2	Concrete	Good	Good
Kapoeta South	Government	Yes	600mt	Concrete	Raised siding	Appears intact
Kapoeta North	Government	Yes	600mt	Concrete	Raised siding	Appears intact
Kapoeta	Ministry of Health	No	25mt	Concrete	Raised siding	Appears intact
Kapoeta South	Government	Yes	600mt	Concrete	Raised siding	Appears intact
Kuajok-Block 9	State Government stores	Yes	12,000mt	Concrete Building	Good	Good
Tonj Town	State Government Store	Yes	1,000mt	Concrete Building	Good	Good

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Cold Chain

Cold Chain remains problematic with the capital outlay and risks associated with such endeavours limiting growth in this sector. Several commercial operators however are currently developing their capacity to provide a complete cold chain solution.

Location	Organization / Owner	Type [1]	Cooling / Power [2]	Quantity	Total Capacity *(m³)*	Condition

Malakal Log Base	Unicef	Freezers	Solar	2	30m3	In Good condition
Malakal Log Base	IMC	Freezers	Solar	5	75m3	In Good condition
Malakal Log Base	IOM	Freezers	Solar	4	60m3	In Good condition
Kapoeta	Ministry of Health state	Solar direct drive vaccine Refrigerator & icepack freezer – TCW 2000SSD	32⁰C/ 5⁰C	2	99 L	Storage facility is concrete and Cooling room positive, freezer, solar powered
Kapoeta	Ministry of Health State	Solar direct drive vaccine Refrigerator & icepack freezer – TCW 4000SSD	43⁰C/5⁰C	2	440L	Storage facility is concrete and Cooling room postive, freezer, solar powered.

[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer,

[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified