Energy and Natural Resources｜Chandler Mori Hamada

Chandler Mori Hamada has a long‐standing⁠, highly recognized Energy and Natural Resources legal team⁠, drawing on the coordinated strengths of experienced lawyers from the firm’s Banking and Project Financing⁠, and Mergers and Acquisitions practices⁠. The team acts for project owners⁠, sponsors and lenders on a wide range of transactions⁠, both in Thailand and across Southeast Asia⁠⁠. Lawyers advise on new and continuing projects⁠, with work including⁠; company registration⁠, acquisition of land and rights of way⁠, contracting with developers and other contractors⁠, suppliers⁠, licensees⁠, obtaining permits⁠, licenses⁠, and government approvals⁠, negotiating financing terms⁠, and advising on Board of Investment (⁠“⁠BOI⁠”⁠) incentive schemes⁠.

Some Representative Transactions:

Renewable Energy

Lenders: representing, as co-lead counsel, a group of lenders in financing the development of a 770 MW run-off-river hydroelectric power plant in the Pak Lay District, Lao PDR.
Lenders: advising the lenders in relation to the long term limited-recourse project financing of the development and construction of a 912 MW run-of-river hydropower project by Pak Beng Power Company Limited located in Pak Beng District, Oudomxai Province, Lao PDR.
KASIKORNBANK Public Company Limited: assisting Kasikornbank Public Company Limited in the financing of a solar power portfolio involving two borrowers.
The Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited: representing the Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited, as lender, in providing financing to Thachang Green Energy Public Company Limited for four waste-to-energy power plant projects across Thailand, with a total capacity of 30 MW.
Levanta Renewables (Thailand) Co., Ltd.: advising Levanta group, comprising nine Project Companies, in securing project financing from Thai lenders for 24 solar energy projects.
Suntech Innovation Power Company Limited: advising Suntech Innovation Power Company Limited’s in relation to the long term limited-recourse project financing of industrial waste to energy power projects.
A major Thai renewable energy producer: advising a major Thai renewable energy producer, in the negotiation of a Design-Build Agreement (⁠based on FIDIC Yellow Book⁠, 1999⁠) for the development of a 50 MW solar farm in Vietnam⁠.
A major Thai renewable energy producer: advising a major Thai renewable energy producer, in drafting and negotiating an Engineering⁠, Procurement and Construction Agreement (⁠FIDIC Silver Book⁠, 2017⁠) and the Operation & Maintenance Agreement for the development of Phase 1 of a 330MW intertidal wind farm in Vietnam⁠.
Lomligor Co⁠.⁠ Ltd⁠: advising Lomligor Co⁠.⁠ Ltd., a subsidiary of BCPG PLC⁠, on the financing of a 10MW wind power project in Nakhon Si Thammarat province⁠, Thailand⁠. This is the first time that BCPG⁠, as a leading Thai renewable energy producer⁠, expanded its renewable energy base to wind power in Thailand⁠. This is also the first wind power project in Thailand with an energy storage system⁠.

Traditional Power Projects

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited, Government Savings Bank, and Bank of China (Thai) Public Company Limited: represented the Lenders in relation to the financing of a small power producer gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration power plant with a total capacity of 31.2 MW of R E N Korat Energy Company Limited.
A prominent energy company: assisting a prominent energy company in the decommissioning of a natural gas-fired power plant project.
B⁠.Grimm Power Public Company Limited: advising B⁠.Grimm Power Public Company Limited, the sponsor⁠, on the non-recourse financing for the development of seven small gas-fired power plants⁠. The gas-fired power plants will have a combined capacity of 980 MW with an approximate total value of THB 40 billion⁠.

Oil & Gas

Leading energy company: assisting a leading energy company based in Thailand in negotiating the terms and conditions of multiple project contracts related to their expansion into the LNG market.