Tag: Renewable energy

Philippines raises FIT-All to PHP0.20/kWh to reflect renewable energy costs and support household electricity consumption

Veteran lawyer Wang Weidong has joined Jingtian & Gongcheng in Beijing as a partner, bringing more than 30 years of experienc

Walalangi & Partners, in association with Nishimura & Asahi, appointed Heru Mardijarto as local counsel in Jakarta

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune has launched a Malaysia desk with RDS Partnership to support Japanese investment and cross-border work in Southeast Asia

Orrick expands its Tokyo energy team with the hire of former RWE Renewables counsel Akira Takahashi

JSA appoints Kanchan Sinha as retained partner in Gurugram corporate practice

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu boosts its Bangkok office with top hires to expand energy and TMT practices

India pushes greenfield projects to align growth with climate and sustainability goals

PJS Law hires former ERC chair Monalisa Dimalanta as senior partner to boost its power industry practice

M&A key updates from Taiwan, India, Japan, South Korea, China and Thailand

IREDA raises USD235 million via QIP, advised by Trilegal, Hogan Lovells, and Dentons Link Legal

RDS Partnership boosts its corporate practice with new partners Sharifah Hamzah and Hurriyyah Kamaruzzaman

Kinstellar enters Cambodia with new sister firm Sok Siphana Sethalay, led by Vanseka Sok

Pillsbury boosts its Tokyo energy and real estate offering with the strategic hire of Jones Day partner Katsumi Shirai

Sojitz invests in India’s biomethane sector with IOCL and GPS Renewables

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised REC India on a landmark USD1 billion loan to Greenko for a 1,600MW pumped-storage project in Karnataka

Sarthak adds partner Tarun Bhattacharya to strengthen its corporate and energy practices

India’s growing data centre sector faces urgent calls to balance energy demand with sustainability through green innovations

Hogan Lovells and Baker McKenzie expand teams in Vietnam with key hires

Climate change and population growth strain energy and water resources

Zul Rafique & Partners strengthens Malaysia’s sectors with Tengku Ieras Alaudin’s return

Ashurst has hired Teruma Naito to boost its energy transition and infrastructure capabilities in Tokyo

The Philippines is boosting its renewable energy transition, focusing on offshore wind

Khaitan & Co, Trilegal, Herbert Smith Freehills and A&O Shearman assisted on JSW Energy acquiring O2 Power and its subsidiaries for USD1.47 billion

Peer-to-peer electricity trading can boost renewables but faces regulatory and cost challenges

Fangda Partners expands its Beijing team with energy specialists Monica Sun and Li Jie

Ashurst adds Kok Jin Ong as partner in Singapore to boost its energy practice

Duan & Duan expands with new London and Tokyo offices following mergers and acquisitions

Sullivan & Cromwell advised Foxconn FIT on a USD 100 million EV charging station joint venture with Saudi’s Alrajhi & Sons

Khaitan & Co, JSA, and Hogan Lovells advised on the USD515 million IPO of Waaree Energies, India’s largest solar module maker

Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu is set to launch its first permanent European office in London

Pathik Arora, formerly with Senvion Wind Technology, is now the general counsel at Engie India

Latham & Watkins, SyCipLaw, Milbank handle USD600 million Terra Solar Project investment

Luthra and Luthra advised lenders on a USD 172 million deal for Zenataris Renewable Energy, funding 

Dorsey has hired partner Rachel Han to improve its capital markets practice in Hong Kong

Our international A-list lawyers predict the practice areas that are bursting to boom this year

Latham & Watkins has assisted the book running lead managers for Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy’s qualified institutional placement (QIP)

The Union Cabinet has given the green light to the Green Energy Corridor project in Ladakh, a substantial move towards tapping the region’s renewable energy potential

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Malaysia’s co-operation with South Korea since adopting its Look East Policy (LEP)

Kochhar & Co has counselled prominent Indian renewable energy company ReNew Group in its collaboration with clean energy firm Gentari, a subsidiary of Petronas

India’s distant 2070 net-zero goal holds little immediate accountability. So, how is the country faring in terms of carbon reduction by 2030?

Akshay Malhotra has joined TT&A as partner in the firm’s projects, infrastructure and energy team, increasing the partnership to 26

With strong commitments to climate change and phasing out fossil fuels in favour of renewable energy, Asia is set to be a key arena for related disputes

DLA Piper has hired international tax lawyer Barbara Voskamp and energy expert Peter Armstrong as partners in its Singapore and Tokyo offices, respectively

GHP Law Firm assists Indonesian state-owned electricity company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), to conclude a major restructuring and forming four sub-holding companies.

In June, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer launched a China low carbon energy group