Full-service law firm De Camps, Vásquez & Valera undertakes significant work to support the green transition of the Dominican Republic’s energy mix. The firm’s dedicated ESG-Green Law practice specialises in assisting impactful solar- and biomass-energy companies through project development and financing. 

In the solar power sector, a key client is Canadian energy company Potentia Renewables, whom the firm advised on the development of the 25 MW Canoa Solar Park; for the $40m project, the firm assisted with transactional due diligence and negotiations, represented the client in construction and financing agreements, and obtained necessary permits and concessions.

Also within the solar power industry, the firm provided advice to the 50 MW Powergreen Azua Project, assisting with concessions, permitting, and environmental licensing for the development of the project. Demonstrating further expertise acting for lenders in the renewable energy sector, the firm advised sustainable development financier Proparco on the financing of the 100 MW Villarpando solar project. 

In an ongoing matter, the firm is legal counsel for San Pedro BioEnergy in the development of its innovative 35 MW utility-scale biomass power plant. Aiding this $80m project, which produces power from sugarcane bagasse, the firm advised on obtaining concessions, permits, and licences for the plant’s construction and operation. 

Alongside implementing a plastic reduction and recycling initiative to promote a zero-waste culture within its office, the firm makes an active commitment to sustainable development through the contributions of its ESG practice members to thought leadership: Amauris Vasquez Disla teaches on energy and permitting for the Renewable Energy Master’s programme at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra; Nathalie Abreu Mejía sits on the board at the Dominican Republic’s Women in Renewable Energy association; and senior associate Manuel Batista Castillo lectured on electric and renewable energy laws at the Dominican Republic’s National Association of Young Lawyers and at the Punta Cana-Macao Energy Consortium.