Practice Area
Energy, Mining and Environmental Law
Energy, mining and environmental law is a composite field that concerns administrative, commercial, contract and criminal law together. As Günser + Partners, we provide advisory and litigation services in the permit and licensing processes of energy and mining investments, project agreements, expropriation and easement procedures, and obligations and administrative sanctions arising from environmental legislation.
Scope of Services
The matters we handle within the framework of the Electricity Market Law No. 6446, the Mining Law No. 3213, the Environmental Law No. 2872 and the relevant legislation:
- Licence applications in the electricity, natural gas, petroleum and LPG markets
- Proceedings before the energy market regulator and actions for annulment of its decisions
- Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and biomass projects
- Renewable energy incentives and support mechanisms
- Electricity sale, connection and system use agreements
- Obligations concerning generation, transmission, distribution and supply activities
- Nuclear energy legislation and permits for power plant projects
- Energy efficiency obligations and carbon markets
- Financing of energy projects and investment agreements
- Expropriation and easement procedures concerning power transmission lines
- Mining exploration and operating licences, and licence transfer and revocation
- Royalty agreements and state right obligations
- Mining accidents and the legal liability of mining operators
- Geothermal resources and the operation of natural mineral waters
- Forest, pasture and treasury land permits
- Environmental impact assessment procedures and actions for annulment of such decisions
- Environmental permits and licences and waste management obligations
- Actions for annulment of administrative fines imposed for environmental pollution
- Criminal liability for pollution of the environment
- Water law and disputes arising from air, soil and noise pollution
- Protection of biological diversity and nature conservation areas
- Climate legislation, emissions trading and carbon border regulations
Under Construction
Detailed content for this practice area — frequently encountered disputes and how the process is conducted — is being prepared. The scope of services above is current; you are welcome to consult us about your matter in this area in the meantime.
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