About

In 2014 Nebras Power – a joint venture between Qatar Electricity and Water Company, Qatar Petroleum International, and Qatar Holding – was established to invest in large-scale power and water projects around the world. The company has focused on generating complete solutions for new projects such as LNG handling facilities, water treatment plants, and fuel sourcing and supply ventures – these span across the MENA region and increasingly into South East Asia and Europe. Marco Faldella joined Nebras Power as general counsel in 2016, in response to the continuing growth of the company’s operations and geographical spread. Faldella had not long joined the company when he began to work on its further international expansion. In January 2017, Nebras Power agreed to acquire a 35.5% stake of PT Paiton Energy, Indonesia’s largest independent power provider. This purchase – from international energy company ENGIE – was one of the largest M&A deals in the market in recent times, and will see Nebras Power take on more than 2,000MW of installed capacity, which represents 4% of the total capacity in Indonesia. Faldella quarterbacked this transaction from Doha, with the help of external counsel on the ground in Jakarta. Before moving to Doha to join Nebras Power, Faldella spent four years as senior legal counsel at TAQA, the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, managing legal matters for the Emirate’s flagship company. His initial experience of in-house legal (Veroniki Holding) and private practice (Bonelli Erede Pappalardo; Allen & Overy) were in Italy.