Energy & Projects
Strategic and Practical Approach, Comprehensive Experience, and Proven Solutions
At Puga Ortiz, we advise developers, operators, and financiers in the energy sector with a comprehensive, practical approach that is deeply aligned with the industry’s real challenges. Our team is comprised of internationally recognized lawyers with proven experience in renewable and conventional generation megaprojects, transmission infrastructure, and distribution.
This track record allows us to support every stage of the project lifecycle—from prefeasibility studies to construction, commissioning, and commercial operation—providing a strategic, technical, and executive vision that ensures an assertive risk assessment and the implementation of effective preventive or contingency measures. We adapt our legal approach to our clients’ corporate objectives, offering concrete, viable, and proven solutions.
We provide expert support in:
- Energy project development and financing: legal structuring from the initial stages, including MOUs, EPC/BOT/BOOT contracts, and PPAs.
- Conventional and renewable generation: business models for solar, wind, hydroelectric, and thermal energy, with legal support for permits, contracts, and licenses.
- Transmission and distribution: concession negotiation, grid interconnection, and operator agreements.
- Land and subsoil property rights: processing of easements, leases, rights of way, water, and maritime rights.
- Community relations and social licensing: design and implementation of early engagement models, collaboration agreements, and early resolution strategies for social disputes.
- Environmental and ESG permitting: preparation of EIAs, EISs, regulatory compliance, Indigenous consultation, and social strategies.
- Financial structuring and energy M&A: due diligence, financing contracts, and security structure.
- Continuous regulatory management: monitoring of changes in electrical, fiscal and environmental regulations, and strategic adaptation.
Our services focus on:
- Specialized energy legal advice, aligned with engineering and market rules.
- Strategic negotiations with public entities (Ministry of Energy, SEC), communities, investors, and suppliers.
- Design, review, and execution of key contracts in transmission, construction, supply, and energy offtake (PPAs).
- Representation in judicial, arbitration, and administrative proceedings with a business perspective.
- Proactive management of legal, regulatory, and reputational risk to protect and drive project value.