ELECTRICITY

The Electricity Area of Rodrigo, Elías & Medrano Abogados provides advisory to a series of national and foreign companies in the legal and regulatory aspects related to electric activities since the beginning of the privatization process of such sector in 1994.

This practice area includes the issuance of specialized opinions and reports; the analysis and preparation of comments to regulatory proposals applicable to regulated companies; the design and implementation of strategies for the issuance of or amendment to rules and regulations necessary for a better market operation; advisory in privatization processes and awarding of infrastructure and public services concessions; and the preparation and negotiation of concession, interconnection, supply, operation and maintenance contracts, the creation of easements, and shared access and use of infrastructure.

Moreover, our lawyers are involved in the defense of cases brought before OSINERG (the regulatory entity), the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Controversy Settlement Courts and the Judiciary, on the awarding of concessions, tariffs, easements, user claims, free competition, and review and sanctioning procedures. The main clients of this area include Luz del Sur S.A.A., Consorcio Transmantaro S.A., Red Eléctrica de España and Red Eléctrica del Sur S.A., Edegel S.A.A., Etevensa S.A., Sempra Energy, Empresa de Generación Cahua, Empresa Eléctrica de Piura S.A., Electro Noroeste, Hidrandina, Electro Centro, and Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema Eléctrico Interconectado Nacional (COES-SEIN).

Many of the lawyers of this Practice Group are professors of the top programs in Peru to apply for Master's Degrees and Graduate Studies Diplomas in Public Services Law, and actively participate in specialized institutions such as the Electricity Legal Subcommittee of Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía and Instituto de Derecho de los Servicios Públicos (IDESER).

Jean Paul Chabaneix, partner
Juan del Busto, partner
María Teresa Quiñónes, partner
Verónica Sattler
, partner
Ramón Vidurrizaga, partner

Alejandro Manayalle, associate
Carlos Monteza, associate
Maria del Rosario Quiroga
, associate

 
 
 
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