Energy

Stek is a leading energy law firm in the Netherlands with an unrivalled track record in regulatory and civil energy law and can also assist in acquisition and financing around traditional and renewable energy projects.

Our Energy Team is proud to say that our long-term commitment and track record have made us a trusted partner for network companies and their stakeholders, the industrial sector, other major commercial players, energy companies and utilities, financial institutions, (strategic) investors, alternative finance providers like green funds and crowdfunding platforms, project developers and large users.

We have an integrated multidisciplinary team that includes members from our Corporate, Finance and Regulatory groups. They work together to represent our diverse client base in project financing, mergers and (strategic) acquisitions, and regulatory/civil energy cases.

Expertise
The sector team has a strong focus on the renewable energy sector and innovative circular/recycling projects. Stek is involved in a wide range of projects (including the financing thereof) that vary from wind parks and solar parks to geothermal, biomass, heating and cooling projects (including storage), aquathermal projects and electric transport, as well as innovative renewable energy. The sector team works closely with the highly specialised, well-respected lawyers in our Regulated Markets group, which has a tier 1 ranking from Legal 500 and a band 1 ranking from Chambers Europe.

The Regulatory team advises and litigates on various matters in the oil and gas, electricity, and heat sector, such as tariff regulation, energy infrastructure, electricity grid congestion, and major power interruptions. We also advise our clients on (new) sector-specific laws and regulations, subsidies, and state aid relating to relatively new energy sectors such as CCS(U) (carbon capture and storage (and usage)), geothermal energy, sustainable heat and green hydrogen.

Last but not least, our specialists assist clients in designing (energy) projects and transactions and help mitigate the risks in these projects around planning law, including environmental law and spatial administrative law.

What makes us different

Our Energy Team is an integrated multi-disciplinary team that boasts:

• an outstanding reputation and track record
• excellent working relationships with regulators, financial institutions, (strategic) investors, alternative finance providers like green funds and crowdfunding platforms, and policymakers
• a decisive, personal, responsive approach

What we do

Contracts, transactions, financing and projects

You can count on us for all of your contract, corporate transactions, financing and project needs. We can provide an extensive range of services, including:

• co-operation agreements, supply agreements, and general terms and conditions
• PPAs, O&M agreements, EPC agreements, and a wide range of other commercial contracts
• corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, due diligence, participations and joint ventures
• project financing and the requisite due diligence
• projects, including investment projects in oil, gas and renewable energy (such as wind parks, solar parks, geothermal projects, and biomass projects) and electric and public transport

Sector-specific advice and dispute resolution

We have an excellent reputation and track record around sector specific-advice and dispute resolution. We would be happy to share our expertise in:

• advice and dispute resolution on sector-specific issues at every stage in the value chain, both upstream (production and storage) and downstream (transportation, trade, supply, and purchasing)
• contact (or disputes) with regulators, such as the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), energy interest groups and policymakers
• avoiding or successfully resolving disputes with competitors and regulators such as the ACM, and others