Energy Transactions: Conventional Power covers the buying, selling and financing of conventional power assets such as gas, coal, oil and nuclear plants, including the negotiation and drafting of asset and share purchases, project financing, long-term power purchase agreements, fuel supply arrangements, and grid connection and capacity arrangements. A solicitor in this area coordinates due diligence, drafts contracts, negotiates warranties and indemnities, and manages regulatory and competition issues arising from decommissioning, site consent, environmental obligations and offtake arrangements. The work proceeds in a commercial, project-finance context with counterparties, lenders, developers and network operators.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
The solicitor handles due diligence, drafting and negotiating asset or share purchase agreements, EPC and O&M contracts, fuel and offtake agreements, and project finance documents, as well as securing grid connections and transmission capacity through agreements with transmission owners and system operators. They manage regulatory and environmental consents, interplay with Ofgem and industry codes, and coordinate warranties, indemnities, and post-completion requirements to ensure robust risk allocation and title integrity.