The project is expected to create up to 2,000 jobs during the peak construction phase. If approved, construction works on the £770m ($1bn) project are expected to start in the second half of 2020 with completion expected by the end of 2023. It is expected to issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the project by March 2020. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the US Department of the Interior (DOI) released the final environmental impact statement for the Gemini solar project in December 2019. Arevia Power, a US-based privately-held company will serve as the development manager for the project. The Gemini project is proposed to be developed and operated by Solar Partners XI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valley of Fire, which acquired it from BrightSource Energy in April 2017. It is expected to be the biggest solar power facility in the US, as well as one of the biggest renewable energy projects of its kind globally. Gemini solar project is a 690MW integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage facility proposed to be built on US federal lands near Las Vegas, Nevada.
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