The law and regulation of the electric power industry is highly specialized and complex. Effective legal services require an in-depth and holistic understanding of the various legal, technical, and commercial aspects of the industry.

Real Expertise

L&A’s expertise in the power industry is grounded on years of active and close involvement in a wide variety of projects, ranging from large-scale baseload power plants to small-scale rural electrification projects, in all stages, from project development to operations and maintenance.

L&A’s expertise is enhanced by its unique experience of in-depth participation in all sectors of the industry – generation, supply, transmission, and distribution. L&A’s experience significantly includes the comprehensive management of the legal aspects of all regulatory and tariff matters in the entire transmission sector, as well as various transactions between the grid operator and industry participants.

Beyond Legal

With its experience and comprehensive understanding of the industry, L&A provides valuable advise to clients on a broad range of technical and commercial matters.

L&A advises on tariff structuring and analysis, as well as tariff justification before the regulatory authorities. L&A provides inputs in various technical matters such as plant configuration, grid impact of new capacity and loads, plant to grid connection configuration, and asset classification. L&A also advises on commercial transactions from project finance to marketing strategies.

Services Rendered

Here are some of the services currently being provided by L&A.

Currently provides legal services to two power generation companies on regulatory matters involving two coal-fired power stations in Mindanao with a total gross capacity of 360 MW, including the regulatory approval of multiple bilateral electric power supply contracts and the related energy tariffs.

Services include appearances as counsel in public hearings before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), preparation and filing of pleadings, advice on impact of technical and financial aspects of the project on regulatory evaluation and approval of tariff, and advice on litigation strategies and various project development issues.

Currently provides legal services to a power generation company developing a 44 MW geothermal power station and a 15 MW bunker C-fired diesel power station in an off-grid island, including the regulatory approval of bilateral electric power supply contracts and the related energy tariffs.

Currently provides legal and regulatory advisory services to a power generation company with multiple generation projects with renewable biomass energy sources.

Services include legal support on tariff and regulatory matters, including legal representation in applications with the ERC for regulatory approval of electricity supply contracts and related tariffs.

Currently provides legal services to a power generation company engaged in power generation in off-grid areas.

Services cover regulatory approval of a bilateral electric power supply contract and the related energy tariff. Also provides advice on availment of subsidy from the Universal Charge-Missionary Electrification fund necessary for the viability of off-grid generation projects.

Currently provides legal and regulatory advisory services to a private entity with a combined power generation and distribution project in a remote rural off-grid area under the Qualified Third Party Program of the Department of Energy (DOE).

Services include providing legal advice on commercial and technical agreements with the National Power Corporation and with distribution utilities. Services also include legal representation in applications for the regulatory approval of electricity service agreements and the provision of subsidy support from the Universal Charge-Missionary Electrification fund.

Currently provides legal and regulatory advisory services in relation to project development of generation companies. 

Services include representation before various government offices, particularly the DOE, the Philippine Electricity Market Corp., and the ERC, for purposes of obtaining the necessary permits and government authorizations. Services also include preparation and negotiation of various contractual arrangements and advice on transactions with distribution utilities, the transmission operator, and fuel and equipment suppliers, among others.

Currently represents a power generation company seeking regulatory approval of an Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement covering a 411 MW hydroelectric power plant in Luzon.

Services include appearances as counsel in public hearings before the ERC, preparation and filing of pleadings, advice on market-based tariff justification, and advise on litigation strategies.

Currently provides advice to two power generation companies on regulatory matters involving two coal-fired power stations in Mindanao with a total gross capacity of 360 MW on regulatory and tariff implications of possible arrangements for connections to the distribution system and/or the transmission grid.

Services include appearances as counsel in public hearings before the ERC, preparation and filing of pleadings, advice on impact of technical and financial aspects of the project on regulatory evaluation and approval of tariff, and advice on litigation strategies and various project development issues.

Currently provides legal services on the capital expenditure projects of an electric cooperative.

Services include appearances as counsel in public hearings before the ERC, preparation and filing of pleadings, and advise on tariff justifications.

Currently provides advice on competitive selection processes conducted by utilities for procurement of power supply and assistance in drafting power supply contracts.

Services include appearances as counsel in public hearings before the ERC, preparation and filing of pleadings, and advise on tariff justifications.

Currently represents various distribution utilities in the regulatory approval of bilateral electric power supply contracts and the related energy tariffs, for purposes of authority to pass through the cost of supply to end-users.

Services include appearances as counsel in public hearings before the ERC, preparation and filing of pleadings, advice on management of consumer reaction to possible rate increases, and advice on litigation strategies and various other issues.

Currently provides legal and regulatory advisory services for a corporation providing prepaid retail electricity service to distribution utilities.

Services include amendments to the regulatory framework on prepaid metering and the preparation and processing of applications with the ERC for authorization to operate prepaid metering systems.