About

Known as one of the most formidable lawyers in Chile’s renewable energy sector, Andrés Curia currently leads a team of four employees at the multinational renewable energy development company Mainstream Renewable Power. Armed with eight years of private practice experience, Curia made his first step into the energy sector in 2011, when he started working at CGE. While the company’s main focus in on utilities, it also has important investments in power generation, enabling Curia to work on the Ñuble Hydro Plant project. At CGE he impressed during his representation of the company before local government authorities and communities, as well as demonstrating impressive work on drafting land agreements. Taking every opportunity to learn and develop his career in the sector, Curia spent two years at Pacific Hydro Chile, before joining Mainstream Renewable Power in 2015. During his time there Curia has worked on some of the most attention grabbing renewable energy projects in Chile, including the Punta Sierra wind farm and the Nido de Aguilas hydropower plant. His involvement in these projects covered the necessary negotiation and drafting of contracts, but most significantly included managing mining rights holders, formulating litigation strategy and other legal tools to handle speculators. Most recently, Curia and his team worked on the largest renewable energy tender in Latin America to construct 1,000 MW of wind farm projects to supply energy for 20 years – a successful feat which required the support of exceptional legal documentation and strategy. Curia is also established the legal department at Mainstream Renewable Power, assisting with the implementation of better processes and coordination for tender processes and updating contract templates.