Name Location Capacity Type Operational Notes Yazd solar thermal power plant Yazd 17 MW Integrated solar combined cycle 2009 Yazd solar thermal power plant is the world's first integrated solar combined cycle power station using natural gas and solar energy. It is the largest solar power plant in the Middle East and the eighth largest in the world.[1] Shiraz solar power plant Shiraz 250 KW Concentrating solar power 2009 Shiraz solar power plant is Iran's first solar power station. It is currently being upgraded to 500 kW.