Our Utilities team has a proven track record in this sector and has acted on many of the most complex, multi-jurisdictional and leading transactions to date.
Our recent work includes acting for:
TRUenergy on its acquisition of EnergyAustralia's retail business, the Delta Western gentrader bundle for the Mount Piper and Wallerawang coal-fired power stations, and three power station development sites
Cheung Kong Infrastructure/Hongkong Electric Holding on acquisitions and multiple financings of three distribution businesses in Victoria and South Australia
BHP Billiton on its energy arrangements in the Northwest of Western Australia, including: gas and electricity procurement, downstream gas sales, and gas transportation arrangements
BHP Billiton in making submissions to the Economic Regulation Authority and the Electricity Review Board in response to proposed amendments to the Access Arrangements applicable to Western Australia's two largest gas transmission pipelines
Synergy in relation to its Supply Procurement 2008 tender process, including the execution of both a long-term 200MW electricity supply contract which will underpin the development of the Collgar Wind Farm in Western Australia and a long-term 638MW electricity supply contract with Verve Energy for supply from its portfolio of generation plant
Energy Infrastructure Group on the development and project financing of the Hallett 4 wind farm
The financiers to Epic Energy Ltd in connection with the construction and financing of the Burrup Peninsula Pipeline and Pilbara Extension Pipeline
Infigen on its bid for the Solar Flagships Program
Spark Infrastructure on its A$295m capital raising and subsequent restructure
Babcock & Brown Wind Partners Group with its global rebranding to Infigen Energy
AEMC in relation to their climate change review of the National Electricity Market
Wesfarmers Group in relation to gas purchases, gas transportation and electricity generation
Industry participants on changes to the gas specification regime in Western Australia.