Norton Rose Fulbright's projects and energy practice acts primarily as lender-side counsel on financings and bids for water and solar power developments, including debt facility establishment. Drawing on the firm’s international financial expertise, the team is led by renewable energy and infrastructure specialist Paul Mansouri.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent team dealing with energy related issues with significant industry knowledge and experience and ability to call upon service providers throughout their network.'
- ‘Prakruthi Gowda and Claire Whitney were exceptionally responsive in dealing with our issues as well as incredibly knowledgeable.'
Key clients
- Masdar
- ACWA Power
- Jinko Power (HK) Company Limited
- Banque Saudi Fransi, Alinma Bank, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Saudi Investment Bank
- EBRD, DEG and Proparco
- Bank Muscat S.A.O.G., Bank of China Limited, Singapore Branch
- Emirates Sembcorp Water and Power Company (ESWPC)
- Ma'aden
Work highlights
Advised the lenders (Banque Saudi Fransi, Alinma Bank, Commercial Bank of Dubai and Saudi Investment Bank) in relation to financing of the Juranah ISWR project located in Makkah, KSA.
Advising Jinko, as the winning bidder, on the development and financing of the 400MW Tabarjal Solar PV project in Saudi Arabia as part of the Kingdom’s Round 4 Solar Projects as part of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), supervised by the Ministry of Energy.
Advised the lenders in relation to financing of the US$937 million 120MIGD Hassyan independent water project located in Dubai, with ACWA Power as lead developer alongside DEWA and EIG.
Practice head
Paul Mansouri
Other key lawyers
Prakruthi Gowda; Claire Whitney