Permits, grid connection and economic viability are central to the preliminary analyses carried out by the firm.
The decision to invest in an energy generation plant requires an early assessment of the conditions needed to build and operate it.
A project may be attractive from an industrial perspective while still depending on permits, infrastructure or economic assumptions that have yet to be confirmed.
As part of its ENERGY practice, EXP Legal, with the involvement of the Partner Claudio Scaramella, conducted a preliminary analysis of an energy generation project – in favor of an Italian-based company – examining the relationship between the permitting process, environmental considerations, infrastructure availability and grid access.
The approach connects document review with the investment decision.
It is necessary to understand which elements have already been substantiated, which require further technical investigation and which should become conditions for entering into contractual commitments. Financing prospects must also be assessed against the project’s requirements and its actual revenue structure.
Preliminary due diligence makes it possible to organise these checks before more demanding negotiations begin. Key issues include whether the plant’s configuration is consistent with the required permits, its dependence on grid connection works, and the documentation needed to assess its projected environmental performance.
The work takes place during the project evaluation stage. Its value lies in providing the developer and potential counterparties with a documentary basis for identifying critical issues, priorities and next steps.
Through this approach, EXP Legal combines energy law expertise with contract work and investment transaction analysis. The aim is to turn identified risks into informed negotiating decisions, coordinating legal work with that of technical and financial advisers.