Claudia Navarro Acevedo

Ms. Navarro has more than 15 years of experience in the firm, she is currently the partner of the Infrastructure and Public Utilities and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency practice groups. Mss. Navarro has provided advise to companies throughout the conventional and unconventional energy sources, as well as natural gas. She is an expert of the regulation of electricity and natural gas, a highly reputable lawyer in these industries and have been a part of the consolidation and recognition of the Infrastructure, Energy and Gas practices of the firm, achieving a national and international recognition.

As partner, she has leaded and participated in the main Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency main projects, highlighting the following:

• Advise to HIDROELECTRICA ITUANGO SA ESP in the structuring and negotiation of the BOOMT contract for the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the Ituango Pescadero hydroelectrical power plant in Antioquia.
• Advise to COBRA INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS in relation with the analysis of different alternatives to participate in the power reliability charges auction.
• Advise to ECOPETROL in the structuring of a long term power supply contract from renewable energy. The clauses in this contract seek to reflect the best practices in the regional, world and local markets. The model included a risk analysis where the bankability of the projects were addressed. It included the regulatory advise required to put into operation a power generation project to provide electricity to the oil fields.
• Advise to ATLAS RENEWABLES ENERGY in respect to the power reliability charge auction for the second semester of 2021.
• Advise to PROMIGAS SA ESP in relation with the review and structuring of a collaboration agreement for the development of certain power projects, such as self-generation with natural gas, solar energy, trigeneration with biomethane and other energetic business lines.
• Advise to GAZPROM in the natural gas sector for purposes of complying with the requirements and regulatory limitations for the construction of a gas liquefaction facility.