Energy & Renewables
Your compass for developing, permitting, structuring contracts for and safeguarding your energy projects.
Simon De Zordo and the Loyce Legal Team advise companies, investors and industry operators on the development of projects for the construction and upgrade of electricity generation plants powered by renewable sources, as well as energy storage systems. From legal feasibility assessments and risk analysis to the structuring of project companies, from permitting to contracts with strategic partners and customers, all the way to litigation against refusals, administrative inertia and penalties, we support businesses at every stage of the initiative.
In a highly regulated sector, we also provide a monitoring service with periodic legislative and regulatory updates, enabling timely and well-informed decision-making.
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BUILDING YOUR ENERGY PROJECT ON SOLID LEGAL FOUNDATIONS
How to choose the corporate and asset structure best suited to the development of your project.
Every energy project requires a legal architecture capable of supporting development, bankability, governance and investment protection. We assess the legal feasibility of the transaction, identify risks and liabilities, and assist businesses in structuring project companies, drafting and reviewing articles of association, shareholders’ agreements and investment agreements, as well as managing shareholder disputes.
We also support entrepreneurs in regulating joint ventures and extraordinary corporate transactions (M&A), including with regard to the establishment of Renewable Energy Communities (RECs) and the acquisition or disposal of distribution networks. Lastly, we identify the legal rights required to secure the availability of sites and land, preparing and negotiating concessions, leases, sale and purchase agreements, and surface rights.
MANAGING PERMITTING, GRID CONNECTIONS AND THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
How to obtain the required approvals and make informed decisions in a highly complex regulatory environment.
The success of a project also depends on correctly identifying the authorisation pathway. We assess whether permits are required and, if so, which types of permits are needed for the construction of plants and their grid connections. We assist clients from the application stage through to the granting, renewal or defence of permits and authorisations, including in relation to building and planning matters.
We also issue legal opinions on specialist matters, including incentives and public funding, as well as acts and measures adopted by TERNA and distribution system operators. The goal is to enable businesses to act swiftly, with a clear understanding of risk and full awareness of the regulatory implications of their commercial decisions.
SECURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS, CUSTOMERS AND OFFTAKERS
How to negotiate contracts capable of supporting operations, bankability and project profitability.
In the energy sector, contract quality directly affects the stability of the transaction. We analyse, draft and review contracts with strategic partners and customers, including operation and maintenance (O&M) agreements, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), tolling agreements and energy-sharing agreements.
Our assistance is aimed at aligning governance, risk allocation, operational responsibilities, expected performance and the project’s economic return, thereby enabling businesses to negotiate with clarity and prevent disputes that could delay or jeopardise the project.
DEFENDING AUTHORISATIONS, INCENTIVES AND INVESTMENT VALUE
How to respond to administrative silence, refusals and penalty measures issued by authorities.
In the energy sector, administrative delays, refusals and penalty measures may directly affect both the feasibility and profitability of a project. For this reason, we assist clients and represent them in court in proceedings concerning administrative silence by public authorities, challenge refusal decisions issued by municipal, regional and state authorities, and contest penalty and regulatory measures adopted by ARERA and the GSE, including in cases involving the suspension or revocation of incentives.
We also support clients in filing access requests and bringing damages claims against public authorities, with the aim of protecting the project, operational continuity and investment value.
WHY CHOOSE LOYCE LEGAL
To support your project at every stage.
From legal feasibility to development, from contracts to litigation.
To protect timelines, authorisations, incentives and the return on your investment.
In the energy sector, every delay or regulatory error has a direct cost for the investment.
For a multidisciplinary, trilingual and business-oriented approach.
We engage with shareholders, investors, technical advisers, grid operators, customers, industrial partners and authorities in clear, practical and solution-oriented language.