PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Maria Lethel C. Alburo-Mejia, Puno Law
Puno Law has advised on some of the most important milestones in the Philippine energy industry and has served as counsel to the larg- est energy projects in the Philippines. Since its founding in 1984, Puno Law has been involved as counsel in the establishment and operation of power plants that provide at least 17,000 MW of power or approximately 85% of the total in-
stalled capacity in the Philippines. In different capacities as counsel for project developers, shareholders, lenders and creditors, EPC con- tractors, offtakers and fuel suppliers, Puno Law has offered pertinent and necessary legal ad- vice to power plants running on different energy resources.
Author
Maria Lethel C. Alburo-Mejia is a senior partner of Puno Law and co-heads its energy practice. She has over 20 years’ in-depth experience of the Philippine power market, having advised on projects with a combined capacity of roughly 10 GW across various stages, including pre-development, engineering, procurement and construction, financing,
operation and maintenance, regulatory compliance and policy development. She advises local developers, infrastructure funds and financing institutions, as well as international law firms and technical and financial advisers. She assists stakeholders in formulating policies for government programmes in the gas industry and improves entry conditions for investors. She also advises one of the major players in the LNG industry.
Puno Law Tel: +63 2 8631 1261 Fax: +63 2 8631 7585 Email: info@punolaw.com Web: punolaw.com
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