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The Saudi-led coalition said a drone attacked the Taiba power distribution station in Madinah early on Tuesday 29 September. The station supplies electricity to the Prophet's Mosque and other civilian facilities in the city.

Drone presenceReported[1][2]

ImpactReported[1][2]

AttributionSuspected[1][2]

Drones involved

As named by the source	Type	Number	Unit cost (published estimate)	Illustrative multiplication
drone (type not named) [2]	not in catalogue	1 hit their targets	no published estimate	not computed

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What we know

According to the coalition, the strike put one transformer out of service but did not affect the wider electricity grid.

The account of the strike, the damage and the use of a drone comes from the coalition spokesman, Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, two days after the attack. The coalition is a party to the conflict, and the cited sources do not include an independent assessment.

What remains unknown

The type of drone and where it was launched from are not established in the cited sources.

Operator attribution: Suspected. The coalition said an investigation, including examination of wreckage from the drone, established Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out the strike. The Houthis had not responded publicly in the cited reports. This is an attribution by a party to the conflict. [1][2]

How the story changed

29 Sep 2026
A drone struck the Taiba power distribution station early on Tuesday, according to the coalition. [2]
01 Oct 2026
The coalition announced that its investigation had determined the Houthis were behind the strike. [1]

Original sources (2)

1 source family · a count of sources is not a verification score

1Arab News: Saudi Arabia intercepts 4 Houthi drones and 2 ballistic missiles targeting the Kingdom01 Oct 2026 · source family: saudi-led-coalition 2Gulf News: Houthi drone hits Medina power station supplying Prophet's Mosque01 Oct 2026 · source family: saudi-led-coalition

Editorial changes

Revision 2 · 12 Oct 2026Added drone types and numbers as named by the cited sources, and background on documented drone types of the attributed party.
Revision 1 · 12 Oct 2026Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.

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DroneLedger. “Drone strike knocks out transformer at Madinah power station supplying the Prophet's Mosque.” Dossier madinah-taiba-power-station-2026-09-29, revision 2, updated 12 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/madinah-taiba-power-station-2026-09-29/

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