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Energy & Infrastructure

Legal Counsel for Energy Transactions, Infrastructure Projects, and Project Finance in the UAE and MENA Region

JUR advises energy developers, sovereign development funds, international utilities, project financiers, and infrastructure investors on the legal architecture underpinning the UAE and MENA region's most consequential energy and infrastructure transactions.
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Practice Overview

The UAE’s energy and infrastructure sector is undergoing a transformation of global strategic consequence. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the nation’s hydrogen strategy, ADNOC’s international capital partnerships, and the UAE’s commitment to net-zero by 2050 define an investment and development landscape at the frontier of global energy transition. IPP and IWP structures, long-term offtake agreements, project financing at multi-billion dollar scale, and regulatory frameworks administered by DEWA, ADWEC, ADNOC, SEWA, FEWA, and FANR collectively demand legal counsel with deep sector expertise and transactional capability at the very highest institutional level.

JUR’s Energy and Infrastructure practice advises across the complete spectrum of energy and infrastructure law, from project development and concession negotiation through regulatory approvals, project finance documentation, construction contract structuring, and operational dispute resolution. We act for energy developers, sovereign development funds, international utilities, EPC contractors, construction and operation lenders, export credit agencies, and infrastructure funds. Our team combines command of UAE energy regulation with international project finance standards and the green and sustainability-linked financing structures that are increasingly central to the sector’s capital architecture.

Core Capabilities

Project Development

Legal advisory on IPP and IWP project development, concession agreement negotiation, regulatory approvals, project company structuring, and shareholder agreement negotiation for DEWA and ADWEC procured projects.

Project Finance

Senior and subordinated debt facility agreements, intercreditor arrangements, comprehensive security packages, direct agreements between lenders and project counterparties, and hedging documentation for major financings.

Power Purchase Agreements

Long-term PPA and water purchase agreement drafting and negotiation with DEWA, ADWEC, SEWA, FEWA, and private offtakers, including capacity payment, energy payment, and availability obligation structuring.

Renewable Energy

Solar, wind, and green hydrogen project development advisory, IRENA framework compliance, green bond and sustainability-linked loan structuring, and carbon credit and environmental attribute advisory.

Oil and Gas

Upstream concession and licensing advisory, PSA and JOA structuring and negotiation, LNG sale and purchase agreements, midstream pipeline and storage infrastructure agreements.

Nuclear Energy

Regulatory compliance advisory under Federal Law No. 6 of 2009 on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, FANR licensing and regulatory framework compliance, and nuclear liability and insurance advisory.

Infrastructure M&A

Acquisition due diligence on infrastructure assets, privatisation transaction advisory for government-linked entities, SPV acquisition structuring, and transaction documentation for infrastructure fund acquisitions.

Regulatory Compliance

UAE energy sector regulatory compliance across DEWA, ADWEC, ADNOC, SEWA, and FEWA frameworks, energy sector licensing advisory, and regulatory strategy for market entry and operations.

Dispute Resolution

ICC and DIAC arbitration of energy and infrastructure contract disputes, FIDIC contract claims advisory, and onshore UAE litigation involving regulatory and utility matters before UAE courts.

Why Global Institutions Choose JUR

Energy and infrastructure transactions in the UAE and MENA region require legal counsel that understands not only the contractual and regulatory frameworks but the sovereign counterparty dynamics, lender relationships, and project finance structures that define the viability and bankability of these transactions. JUR’s energy practitioners have advised on transactions spanning conventional and renewable energy, operating at the intersection of UAE regulatory law, international project finance standards, and the commercial realities of a sector where legal precision determines whether projects achieve financial close.

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