Sara, a digital marketer in Tehran, adjusts her daily life around scheduled power cuts, facing unannounced water shortages that last for hours. Iran is experiencing its fifth consecutive year of drought, with rainfall down 40 percent. Energy shortages arise from infrastructure and fuel supply issues, with 85 percent of electricity generated from fossil fuels. Millions of Iranians grapple with extreme heat, highlighting the fragility of essential services. The country’s energy infrastructure is declining due to decades of mismanagement, exacerbating its lack of resilience to these converging crises.
"Every morning at 6am, Sara reaches for her phone not to check messages, but to see when the day's blackout will begin."
"For millions of Iranians, this summer has brought survival challenges in light of record-breaking heat, according to data from Iran's Meteorological Organization."
"The electricity shortage is rooted in both infrastructure limitations and fuel supply challenges that have caused production capacity to fall behind rapidly rising demand."
"While Iran possesses vast gas and oil reserves, decades of mismanagement have left the country's energy infrastructure in a state of decline."
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