The project will be built over five separate sites at Fort Irwin between 2013 and 2022, and will involve both solar-thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technology.
It is not yet clear how much of the expected $2bn investment will come from US-based Clark Energy, and how much from Acciona Solar Power, which is majority owned by Spanish energy giant Acciona.
The deal comes as part of the US Department of Defense’s new Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) programme, which will see it lease out “excess” military assets to private developers as a way of dredging up fresh revenue streams.
