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Energy, Project Development and Public Procurement

Morgan & Morgan

Panama, Panama
+507 2657777
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Ongoing legal advice to Minera Panama, S.A. (MPSA) since 1997 on matters related with the US$10 Billion open-pit copper mining project Cobre Panama, the biggest private sector investment in Panama history. Recently, the firm advised MPSA in negotiating a Refreshed Concession Agreement with the Government of Panama to ensure the durability and stability of the project.

Advised the Ministry of Public Works on the drafting and approval of Law 93 of 2019, for public-private partnerships (PPPs).

Advised Metro de Panama in matters related with the EPC contract for the construction of Lines 1 and 2 of the Panama City Metro system.

Advising Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Rail STS, and Mitsubishi Corporation in connection with the Nominated Subcontractor Agreement for Line 3 of the Panama City Metro system.

Advising the International Finance Corporation (IFC), consultant to Empresa de Transmisión Eléctrica, S.A., the State-owned company in charge of operating and expanding the power transmission grid in Panama, in connection with the engineering, design, procurement, construction and maintenance agreement for the fourth transmission line in the Republic of Panama, a project currently being developed for bidding under the recently enacted PPP legislation.

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Morgan & Morgan regularly advises local and foreign clients, including investors, developers, contractors and lenders (including commercial banks and multilaterals), in all matters related to the development, financing, construction and operation of infrastructure projects in Panama.

 

We have become a leading practitioner in the energy industry and advise clients in all stages of the development of energy projects, from permitting and financing on through construction and operation. Specifically in the power industry, we regularly advise both developers/owners and lenders regarding all of the above stages for hydro, wind, solar and gas-powered power plants.