Power and Renewables
We are trusted advisors to clients involved in both conventional and non-conventional power disputes, including in relation to generation, transmission, networks and related infrastructure. This includes advising on claims relating to the construction and operation of power projects.
• Developer of a solar project— ICC arbitration concerning contested claims for force majeure and delays in relation to the construction of a project in Latin America
• International consultancy— LCIA arbitration concerning non-payment of fees in respect of consultancy services concerning a North African nuclear power station
• Independent power company— advising on defects, delay, liquidated damages and termination issues arising from the construction of a power plant in West Africa
• Developer of renewables projects— advising on numerous force majeure issues arising under PPAs and EPC Contracts in relation to wind and solar projects in the Middle East
• Developers of solar projects— advising on disputes with construction contractors regarding defects, delay and liquidated damages
• Developer of wind projects— advising on disputes with the construction contractors regarding defects, delay and liquidated damages claims in relation to a wind project in the Middle East
• Developers of a waste to energy project— English High Court litigation arising from a dispute following the sale of the project in which breaches of warranty were alleged concerning the construction, commissioning and operation of the project and impacts on the offtake agreement
• Global engineering and construction company distressed restructuring of two power station projects in South East Asia, including advising on termination and delay issues
• Renewables developer— advising on challenges under the Energy Charter Treaty arising from the refusal to grant permission for a proposed offshore wind farm to be constructed after a licence had been granted by the UK Government
• Industrial purchaser of power— advising on a dispute regarding compliance with the requirements of the National Terms of Connection
• International Construction Company— English high court proceedings in relation to the termination of a construction contract for a new energy- to-waste plant in Worcestershire
• Investors in solar installations and onshore wind farms— advising on the application of and challenges to changes to the subsidies available in the UK to solar photovoltaic installations and onshore wind farms
• Regional electricity companies— expert determination and English High Court litigation regarding the operation and maintenance of combined heat and power units and the accounting treatment of liabilities
• Supplier of power— English High Court litigation regarding the termination of two large gas supply and tolling agreements for the generation of power
• Waste-to-energy company— dispute with the Low Carbon Contracts Company concerning the interpretation of the Contract for Difference bracewell. com