Chana Abrams

Channing Law is pleased to have advised Globeleq on the EPC, LTSA and O&M aspects for the South African Red Sands BESS Project, the largest standalone battery storage project in Africa. Approximately ZAR 5.4 billion (~US$ 300m) was raised in debt financing from Absa and Standard Bank. China Energy Engineering Corporation has been selected as …

Channing Law Advises on the largest battery energy storage project (“BESS”) in Africa Read More »

Channing Law is pleased to have advised SAVO and its affiliates on the acquisition of the Komaza biological and carbon assets in Kenya. The acquisition was structured through the execution of three related transactions: (i) acquisition of biological assets; (ii) acquisition of carbon rights and underlying farmer data; and (iii) carbon pre-purchase agreement. The transaction …

ACQUISITION OF BIOLOGICAL ASSETS AND CARBON CREDITS – KENYA Read More »

Channing Law is pleased to have advised Globeleq on its acquisition of a 48.3% equity stake in the 25 MWp Winnergy solar PV plant in Egypt. The plant which is in operation is located within Egypt’s flagship Benban Solar complex near Aswan and is adjacent to Globeleq’s 66 MWp ARC solar plant. The Winnergy plant …

Channing Law Advises Globeleq on Egyptian Solar Acquisition Read More »

Channing Law is pleased to announce that Soniya Ambadkar has joined the team as an Associate. Following her degree at Cambridge University, Soniya trained and worked as a lawyer in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice at Clifford Chance in London focusing on energy and construction disputes. She was previously seconded to the in-house legal …

Channing Law is expanding: Welcome Soniya Ambadkar Read More »

As participating West African governments are seeking to implement fast-track power sector development plans with an emphasis on utility scale wind and solar projects, the International Renewable Energy Agency (“IRENA”) was requested to support this plan by offering capacity building regarding the design of power purchase agreements (“PPAs”) and identify risk mitigation tools. As part …

Governmental Capacity Building for Open Solar Contracts in West African Countries Read More »

Channing Law is pleased to announce that it has advised on the purchase from OVH Energy BV (a joint venture between Vitol and Helios) of its 100% shareholding in OVH Energy Marketing Limited and ASPM Limited (collectively “OVH Energy“). OVH Energy has been acquired by NNPC Ltd (“NNPC“), effectively making NNPC the largest downstream energy …

Nigeria: Sale of OVH Energy Read More »

A. Introduction Africa is witnessing a rise in grid connected renewable energy projects. Such projects have a material impact on displacing global emissions by reducing conventional fossil sources of generation on national grids. While Africa accounts for the smallest share of greenhouse gas emissions globally, its fast growing economies (see: The Impact of Climate Change …

Channing Law advises on African Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreements Read More »