Infrastrucutre & Energy

Vidhi Associate is known for its marquee energy practice in transactions and financing. Known for its power sector work, it is also doing cutting-edge work in the Renewable Energy space. We have advised and represented a cross section of stakeholders (Indian and foreign), including finance funding agencies, corporate houses, public sector undertakings, and industry bodies. We have advised clients on contract negotiations, and assists clients with regulatory issues and attends documentation, namely concession and development agreements, EPC contracts and power purchase agreements, standard bidding documents and tendering process, among others. The team is also advising on project structuring and financing as well as assisting with the bidding process and in the setting up of joint ventures and infrastructure funds.

Our teams are led by highly knowledgeable, skilled, experienced and dedicated lawyers who are also well versed with the sector and technical knowledge. We provide top notch and innovative legal strategy and transaction structuring which is commercially viable and based upon reliable, expert, cost effective, creative and pragmatic solutions within strict timelines.

The Firm possesses vast and in depth experience of providing legal and advisory services for the development of infrastructure projects in the following sectors:

• Airports
• Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Power
• Ports
• Railways / Rapid Transit Systems
• Roads, Highways & Bridges
• Urban Infrastructure – Water & Solid Waste Management

The team has advised in some of the most prestigious and pioneering deals in the infrastructure space, has assisted government authorities and regulatory bodies, multinational corporations and multilateral institutions in projects over a wide range of matters, from conceptualization to documentation, bid process management, awarding of contracts and assistance in project management.

The services include:
Clients can use these services across all components or only specific components & their business models.

• Conceptualization
• Drafting and vetting of Bid Documents – BOT, BOOT, BOOM, DBFOT etc.
• Bid Process Management (for the Regulators)
• Environmental Liability
• Assisting Contractors in the Bidding Process
• Conducting Due Diligence and negotiations on various stages of documentation
• Legal assistance in setting up of Joint Ventures and infusion of funds in the Infrastructure sector in India Advising on diverse laws governing infrastructure facilities in India including issues related to land acquisition and FDI Policy
• Assistance in obtaining various licenses, approvals and permits required for implementation of infrastructure projects in India from governmental authorities
• Advising on regulatory and legal framework on unbundling and restructuring issues of State Electricity Boards
• Advising on Exploration Blocks in India in CBM and Oil blocks under NELP
• M&A and Private Equity
• Due Diligence
• Entity Formation