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