علی رمضانیان

US attacks on Iran’s power infrastructure have intensified the country’s electricity crisis, damaging thousands of points across generation, transmission and distribution networks and reducing output by nearly 7,000 megawatts. Aging infrastructure, chronic underinvestment, government debt and rising consumption have compounded the disruption, increasing blackouts during extreme summer heat. Industrial production has been hindered by long outages, while residential areas experience simultaneous electricity and water cuts due to reliance on electric pumps. Iran has sought to mitigate shortages through increased electricity imports from neighboring countries, though exports to Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan continue. Damage to gas facilities has further reduced fuel supply for thermal power plants, worsening the shortfall. Public dissatisfaction has grown as prolonged outages, pollution from renewed mazut use and service disruptions pressure daily life and the wider economy.