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 …
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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 …
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1. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PREVENTION PRINCIPLE The prevention principle is a legal doctrine preventing a party (in the absence of clear terms to the contrary) from taking advantage of its own wrong1. Typically, construction and engineering contracts require the contractor to complete its works by a fixed, pre-agreed completion date, failing which the contractor …
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The Implications of MUR Shipping v RTI Ltd [2022] EWCA 1406 Introduction The Court of Appeal in its judgment in the case of MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd, considered when a force majeure clause can relieve a party from performance of its contractual obligations in circumstances where that party has an obligation to use …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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To be considered green hydrogen, the electricity required for its production should mostly come from renewable power sources such as solar, wind and geothermal. Green hydrogen would act like a battery that allows the storage of excess energy created by renewables like solar and wind during their peak cycles. The green hydrogen sector is still …
The Pan-Arab Clean Energy Initiative (PACE) – one of the initiatives included in the Roadmap of Actions for the implementation of the Pan-Arab Sustainable Energy Strategy 2014-2030 – endorsed by the 4th Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Beirut in January 2019 (https://irena.org/mena/Pan-Arab-Clean-Energy-Initiative) is a regional initiative that aims to promote the integration of …
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Chana Abrams of Channing Law has been mandated by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide Capacity Building in Baghdad for the Government of Iraq relating to Iraq’s solar energy procurement programme. Energy demand in the Republic of Iraq has increased and the generating capacity has not …
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