Energy and Natural Resources
Expert on the legal framework and compliance with rich experience in energy sectors
Our team is a leading expert in Thailand's energy sector
Representing government agencies, major state enterprises, and prominent private entities across domestic and cross-border energy projects. With wide-ranging expertise and comprehensive experience, we guide clients through the full spectrum of energy activities—including petroleum, oil, gas, electricity, renewable energy, and carbon markets—from infrastructure concessions and public-private partnerships to complex energy trading arrangements and regulatory compliance.
Entrusted by Thailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), we actively shape the country’s energy future through participation in regulatory reforms and drafting of landmark legislation. Our work includes developing the legal framework for Third-Party Access Services and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) activities, positioning Thailand’s energy market for liberalisation and decarbonisation. We pioneer innovative business models at the forefront of the energy transformation, including pilot frameworks for renewable energy trading, cross-border electricity transmission across ASEAN, and comprehensive carbon credit contract structures for domestic and international markets.
Our services extend well beyond legal opinions and feasibility assessments. We excel in drafting and negotiating mission-critical agreements for energy concessions, projects, and trading initiatives, including Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), rooftop and distributed solar arrangements, renewable energy certificates (RECs), carbon credit transactions, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for major infrastructure, and cross-border transmission agreements. From project inception through commercial operation, we deliver strategic legal guidance that ensures precision, manages risk, and drives successful outcomes for Thailand’s most significant energy developments.
Key Highlight Matters
Contract Management for One of the Largest Solar Rooftop Initiative in Thailand
Representation of the leading renewable energy developer and service provider in relation to comprehensive contract management of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts for an ambitious 100 MW solar rooftop project. This transformative clean energy development spans rooftops across branches of a major retail chain throughout Thailand, encompassing large, medium, and small-sized stores nationwide. Our expertise ensured contractual precision and risk mitigation across this complex, multi-site deployment.
End-to-End Legal Support for Diversified Renewable Portfolio
Representation of the leading renewable energy developer and service provider in relation to the development of a diversified renewable energy portfolio, including solar farm development, commercial solar rooftop installations, and industrial steam supply infrastructure with a minimum combined capacity of 90 MW. Our mandate included preparing the structuring of a complex energy generation ecosystem for the client, integrating multiple generation sources and off-take arrangements. Our integrated approach delivered strategic guidance across the full project lifecycle—from development and financing to regulatory compliance and commercial operations.
Strategic Counsel on Thailand's Largest Gold Mining Expansion
Representation of the concessionaire of Thailand’s most extensive gold mining operation—spanning three northern provinces—in connection with its complex expansion programme. Our mandate includes ensuring regulatory compliance with relevant licences and concession agreements, securing new concession licences, conducting comprehensive legal feasibility reviews, and formulating sophisticated negotiation strategies for the revocation and redirection of public waterways. This engagement demonstrates our capability to navigate intricate natural resources and infrastructure challenges at the highest level.
Pioneering Cross-Border Electricity Trading Across Four Nations
Representation of the affiliate of one of Thailand’s largest conglomerates in the energy sector in facilitating groundbreaking cross-border electricity trading with transmission across four ASEAN nations: Laos PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Our expertise navigated the complex multi-jurisdictional regulatory frameworks, international treaty obligations, and commercial arrangements required to enable seamless power trading across this strategic regional corridor.
Legal Counsel on Thailand's Largest Gas Port Expansion
Representation of the government agency on the Eastern Economic Corridor in connection with the public-private partnership (PPP) contract between the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand and the private sector for the development of the Third Phase of the Map Ta Phut Gas Port Project, with an estimated value of THB 55.4 billion. Our comprehensive advisory encompassed PPP structuring, contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk allocation—supporting this landmark infrastructure development critical to Thailand’s industrial and energy security.
Architecting the Legal Framework for Third-Party Grid Access
Representation of Thailand’s energy regulator in connection with the drafting and advisory on the development of comprehensive electricity grid codes to support the Third-Party Access framework and Third-Party Access Code for electricity activities. This transformative engagement entailed creating the legal and operational framework for Transmission System Operators (TSO) and Distribution System Operators (DSO), including legal structure, technical standards, and measurement protocols—establishing the regulatory foundation for Thailand’s new competitive energy market model and facilitating independent power producer access to the national grid.
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