Iran’s First Solar Thermal Power Plant Under Construction in Yazd

Iran’s first solar thermal power plant will become operational in Yazd Province in 2022, which will be integrated with the provincial combined-cycle power plant, the head of Iran's Thermal Power Plants Holding Company said.
“The 20-megawatt station – the first of its kind in the country – is under construction in Ashkezar County on a 40-hectare land adjacent to Yazd combined-cycle power plant,” IRNA quoted Mohsen Tarztalab as saying on Thursday. 
An integrated solar combined-cycle (ISCC) power plant is a hybrid technology in which a solar thermal field is integrated within a combined cycle plant. In ISCC plants, solar energy is used as auxiliary heat supplier, supporting the steam cycle, which results in increased generation capacity or a reduction of fossil fuel use.