About Huong Tran
Huong Tran is a senior associate at Allens’ Hanoi Office and has experience in energy and infrastructure projects as well as M&A transactions and corporate matters.
Huong holds a B.A. degree with Distinction from the Faculty of Public International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. She also holds an LL.B. degree from the University of Nottingham, UK and an LL.M. degree with Distinction from the same university.
Huong’s experience includes advising:
- Mainstream Renewable Power – on the Vietnamese aspects of the sale of its global renewable business to Aker Horizons; on its acquisition of a majority stake in a number of solar power projects in the Central Highlands in Vietnam; and on its investments in a number of early-stage offshore wind projects in Vietnam.
- Corio Generation – on its partnership with Fecon to develop a 500MW offshore wind project in Vietnam.
- Iberdrola – on its acquisition of a 550 MW pipeline of green assets, comprising five onshore wind farms and one floating solar project from German renewable energy group Sowitec.
- Macquarie Capital – on a number of its potential renewable investments in Vietnam, including in relation to wind power, solar power and waste-to-energy projects.
- A foreign investor – on its potential acquisition of a portfolio of operating wind and solar projects in the South of Vietnam.
- A Singaporean investor – on potential acquisition of a 100% interest in a cluster of solar power projects in Vietnam.
- A Singaporean investor – on potential purchase of up to 100% of the shares of a wind power project in Vietnam.
- Brookfield – on the acquisition of an operating wind power project with a total capacity of 100MW located in the Central region of Vietnam.
- A Malaysian renewable developer – on the potential acquisition of a number of renewable asset opportunities including a near shore wind project and a floating solar project, and rooftop solar project structures.
- A leading investor in renewable energy – on its divestment from its subsidiaries which developed several renewable projects in Vietnam.
- A foreign investor – on a contract for difference (CfD) with a large customer under the direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) regime.
- A Thai investor – on its potential acquisition of two IPP power projects in Vietnam, including advising on contracts for difference (CfD) with EVN.
- A foreign investor – on a legal due diligence for its proposed acquisition of an interest in the Vinh Tan 1 power plant.
- LNG to power project investors – on their potential investments in integrated LNG to power projects in Vietnam, including in relation to several bidding processes for investor selection.
- A major US energy company – on several aspects of its investment in an offshore petroleum project in Vietnam.
- Nghi Son Refinery Project – on various aspects of its development and operation, including construction, procurement, government support and project financing.
- A Russian investor – on a legal due diligence of its refinery project in Vietnam.
- A world leading engineering company – on various regulatory matters in relation to LNG facility EPC works in Vietnam.
- GuarantCo – on its guarantee of VND520 billion bonds issued by a leading domestic plastic pallets manufacturer.
- InfraCo Asia – on its acquisition of a minority stake in a major clean water infrastructure project in Vietnam.
- A foreign investor – advising a foreign investor on its proposed investment in a sea port in the Central region of Vietnam, including the strategic steps plan to secure the right to develop the project.
- Nippon Sheet Glass – on various corporate issues and its divestment from a float glass manufacturing company.
- An European investor – on its potential acquisition of a limestone mining project in Vietnam.
- A Singaporean investor – on its acquisition of an eye hospital in Vietnam.
- Equinor – on its market entry into Vietnam and its early stage development of offshore wind projects in Vietnam.
- Ørsted – on its market entrance into Vietnam and its investment in offshore wind power projects, including regulatory and compliance issues, and licensing matters.