At ENSafrica, the highly regarded team stands out for handling oil, gas and renewable energy matters, as well as advising on regulatory, financial and transactional work for clients in the coal, electricity, solar, hydro, liquefied natural gas and nuclear sectors. Paa Kwesi Morrison heads up the practice; Rachel Dagadu is well known for her extensive expertise in gas, energy and petroleum law. The group frequently works with the Energy Commission, and assists clients with obtaining licences and local content regulations. Amina Kaguah is a key name to note.

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Key clients

  • CrossBoundary Energy
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Nedbank Limited
  • Stanbic Bank Ghana LTD
  • International Finance Corporation
  • British International Investment Plc
  • GE Industrial West Africa Holdings BV
  • Mytilineos SA
  • United States International Development Finance Corporation

Work highlights

  • Advised CrossBoundary Energy Ghana Limited on regulatory issues and obtaining licensing for renewable energy distribution from the Energy Commission.
  • Advised the client on a $365m extended vendor facility to Early Power Limited to finance the construction of a 400MW LPG fired combined cycle gas turbine plant.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paa Kwesi Morrison

Other key lawyers

Rachel Dagadu, Amina Kaguah