The overriding issue surrounding Spain’s energy sector is the ability to access finance, which is affecting all levels and may now prompt further diversification of ownership, says Emiliano Garayar, founding partner at prominent Madrid firm Garayar Asociados.
The Water Framework Directive was transposed into Portuguese Law in December 2005 and further complemented by special legislation mostly in 2006 and 2007. However, recent events have shown that public awareness of the consequences of the new rules
On February 2, 2008, decree-law no 363/2007 came into force and the production of energy in Portugal entered a new era. The principle behind the new law is to save energy, reduce costs and protect the environment. Indeed,
Portugal is one of the EU countries with the highest hydro-power potential still to be exploited, and with the least growth in developed capacity over the past 30 years.
Iberian Lawyer’s Annual Energy and Renewables Special Report 2008 reveals a legal market full of confidence. Although the wider economy may be slowing, energy clients continue to offer law firms opportunities, reflecting Iberia’s position
Despite efforts to liberalise Spain’s energy markets since 1997, first through the enactment of the Electricity Act and a year later the Gas & Oil Bill, the situation nonetheless remains unsettled, says Emiliano Garayar at Garayar
Spain’s solar industry may be well established with a considerable body of best practice, but the sector remains one in which a solid understanding of the applicable regulatory regime is significant – particularly in the
For companies looking for outside investment or even to sell assets, environmental behaviour is now significant in terms of reputation and risk assessment and even valuation, says Claudio Monteiro, partner at Lisbon’s Serra Lopes
Spain’s solar power sector is a world leader and one in which there is continuing transactional activity as operators and investors seek to acquire assets, technology and expertise, says Juan Ignacio González Ruiz,
Water and wave power is playing an increasing role in Portugala´s renewable energy strategy but it is also a development that floats new legal and operational issues, say Manuel Andrade Neves and José Eduardo
