Projects & Regulatory Advisory

  • Advising clients and holding training programs on project execution planning and contractual risks related to project execution, coordination between execution, business and legal teams on project planning, development of correspondence related to project execution and project related claims.

  • Preparing detailed report on setting up of renewable energy projects in India for Ampyr Energy including regulatory and other legal framework and compliances including open access, captive structuring, banking and commercial issues.

  • Advising and assisting a global energy major in foraying into retail power trading business in India, that involved securing a power trading license and membership with power exchange.

  • Advised a global leader in renewable energy backed by a sovereign government in developing new products for Indian RE market.

  • Advised West Bengal Power Development Co. Ltd. in developing and executing the Coal Mining Agreement with Mine Developer-cum-Operator selected through competitive bidding route for operating its captive coal mines.

  • Advised West Bengal Power Development Co. Ltd. in handling the investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation on suspected illegal allocation of coal mines. This involved advising WBPDCL on the applicable legal framework on coal allocation, mining, price fixation and also preparing the documentation for responding to CBI inquiry.

  • Advising Punjab State Power Co. Ltd. on matters related to coal washing and recovery of cost towards improper disclosure of yield loss under coal washing process. This assignment required detailed understanding of coal washing process and the correlation of yield loss with the heat value of coal.

  • Advised CESC Ltd. in responding to queries raised by West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission on various aspects of operation and supply of coal from its captive coal mine e.g. necessity of coal beneficiation, prudence of captive washery, filings made with Coal Controller etc.

  • Advised CESC Ltd. on utilization of coal extracted from captive coal mine in non-Specified End Use Plant and possibility of merchant sale of power under the Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement signed with Government.

  • Advising Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. on capitalization of Additional Premium paid by the company to acquire captive coal mine in auction held under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act of 2015 for the purpose of inclusion in the fixed cost of project.