Latin America - Peru • Energy and natural resources

Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados

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The electricity department at Muñiz, Olaya, Meléndez, Castro, Ono & Herrera Abogados advises on contentious and non-contentious matters, including negotiations, concessions, permits and licenses, as well as disputes and administrative proceedings before regulators. It acts for generation, transmission and distribution companies, and government entities, and is active in projects in the hydroelectric, thermal, wind, biomass and solar sectors. The department is led by Rolando Salvatierra, who has over 25 years’ experience in the industry and is a name to note for administrative law and project financing. Associate Hilda Fernandez acts for foreign and domestic clients in corporate matters, disputes and sanctioning procedures.

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  • 'Rolando Salvatierra actively responds and accompanies the company's legal needs whenever required.'
  • 'Rolando Salvatierra is always willing to assist us when we require it, his experience and network of contacts facilitates the management of legal services that are asked of him.'

Key clients

  • Hydro Global Peru
  • Distriluz Group
  • Sociedad Eléctrica del Sur Oeste (SEAL)
  • Invenergy Group
  • Electro Ucayali
  • Corporacion Minera del Perú – CORMIPESA
  • Consorcio Eléctrico de Villacuri
  • Electro Tocache
  • Energia Eolica
  • Electro Sur

Work highlights

  • Advised Hydro Global Peru on the amendments to the Definitive Generation Concession Contract for the San Gaban III Power Plant, the Collaboration Agreement signed with Empresa de Generacion Electrica San Gaban II and the Transmission Line Contract.
  • Successfully advised Distriluz Group (Electrocentro) on a judicial process related to compensation against Red de Energia del Peru.
  • Advising Sociedad Electrica del Sur Oeste (SEAL) on a judicial claim regarding a fine of 1,000 tax units imposed by the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Intellectual Property.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rolando Salvatierra