Energy, Infrastructure & Environment

Our Energy Practice is primarily focussed on issues relating to renewable energy including solar and wind energy. We advise our clients on a host of regulatory and business issues in this sector, including on joint ventures, joint operation and maintenance agreements, opportunity exploration memorandum of understanding and related agreements. We have assisted various conglomerates and leading business groups, having significant presence in the power and energy sector, in disputes and regulatory matters arising out of the purview of Electricity Act, 2003 as well as its guidelines, rules, regulations, notifications, etc.

In the process, we have achieved expertise dealing with complex issues arising out of parallel operation of captive power plans, tariff fixation, sub-distribution of electricity by distribution licensees, amongst others. We have regularly advised on the compliance as well as enforcement aspects pertaining to and arising out of the relevant legislations in this regard. We also advise on regulatory and environmental compliance aspects related to power and energy projects.

The team of Energy lawyers have expertise in advising project developers, investors, and suppliers & contractors in the energy sector on diverse commercial / transactional issues and all aspects of licensing, market structures, competition, performance standards & tariffs; Providing policy advice to governmental & regulatory authorities on issues like development of legal, regulatory & policy frameworks and promotion of Public – Private Partnership; Advising on sustainable development issues like clean development mechanism & environmental compliances.

We have:

Represented the National Solar Energy Federation across the country in various fora on issues of enforcement of Renewal Purchase Obligations on generators of power;

Advised a leading multinational solar power company in acquisition of land for setting up solar parks in the southern part of the country