{"product_id":"thirsty-cities-darkened-lights-9783639712186","title":"Thirsty Cities, Darkened Lights","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Babak Mohit | Abolfazl Mansouri Etminan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Scholars' Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Scholars' Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Geography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIran holds the world's third-largest oil reserves and second-largest natural gas reserves, yet is currently experiencing one of its most severe energy crises in decades (\"Iranian energy crisis,\" 2025). Congestion in the power grid, aging infrastructure, and under-investment-compounded by international sanctions and chronic over-consumption resulting from expansive subsidies-have triggered nationwide power outages and gas shortages (Financial Times, 2024; \"Lots of oil but no power,\" 2024). For example, electricity shortfalls reached an estimated 14,000 MW in summer 2024-equivalent to roughly twice Azerbaijan's total generation capacity (\"Iranian energy crisis,\" 2025). This systemic vulnerability affects not only residential comfort but critical urban operations, including hospitals, transportation, and industrial production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46376639758487,"sku":"9783639712186","price":6355.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783639712186.webp?v=1768758769","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/thirsty-cities-darkened-lights-9783639712186","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}