Jiménez Cruz Peña is perhaps the only law firm in the Dominican Republic with experience in handling all areas of the energy sector: generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity.
Attorneys at Jiménez Cruz Peña participated in the re-structuring process of the national electric/power sector, which resulted in the re-capitalization of the Dominican Electric Corporation.
In addition, our experience includes:
Representation of the generation companies resulted from the capitalization process, as well as independent energy producers.
Representation of the Dominican State in the acquisition of the electric distribution companies Edenorte and Edesur, a US$350,000,000 investment.
Handling of the corporate matters for electric distribution companies.
Participation in several projects for the financing of various companies of the electric sector, representing both lenders and borrowers. Assistance included the handling of the local due diligence process and the structuring of the guarantees.
Negotiations of Power Purchase Agreements.
Participation in projects involving the construction of energy distribution and generation facilities, which included obtaining permits, negotiations with contractors, and drafting of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreements.
