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Allens advises Orora on corporate PPA
Allens has acted for Orora Limited on its long term power purchase agreement (PPA) with global renewable energy provider, Pacific Hydro. Under the terms of the agreement, Orora will acquire renewab ...
Allens advises First Solar on Manildra Solar Farm sale
Allens has advised First Solar on its agreement to sell the Manildra Solar Farm to New Energy Solar. The acquisition is based on an enterprise value of approximately $113 million (excluding ...
Allens advises Orora on another corporate PPA
Allens has acted for Orora Limited on an innovative long term power purchase agreement (PPA) in relation to the 228MW Lal Lal wind farm project in Victoria. The PPA involves arrangements between ...
Productivity Commission's final report on the National Access Regime
The Productivity Commission's final report on its review of Australia's National Access Regime supports the continuation of the National Access Regime subject to reforms, including altering the criteria for the application of access regulation. ...
Carbon pollution reduction schemes? - China one way, Australia the other?
As part of its commitment to solving serious air pollution problems the Chinese Government has launched a variety of pilot schemes that will eventually pave the way for the establishment of a national emissions trading market These steps are in marked contrast to the position in Australia where the ...
'Axing the tax' - the end of the Australian carbon pricing scheme
Federal Parliament has passed legislation to repeal the carbon pricing scheme removing the nationwide impost on greenhouse gas emissions Partner Grant Anderson and Associate Albert Yu report ...
Potential water infrastructure projects identified by the Commonwealth Government
The Commonwealth Government this week released its Agricultural Competitiveness Green Paper outlining policy ideas for improving water management to meet the future water demands of the agriculture sector The Green Paper sets out principles for Commonwealth involvement in water infrastructure ...
NSW rewrites regulation of private water and sewage infrastructure
New legislation makes important changes to the regulatory scheme applying to private water and sewage infrastructure in NSW In particular the reforms change the way in which water infrastructure is approved and licenced by the NSW Government Partner Andrew Mansour and Lawyer Jerome Entwisle discuss ...
A series of 'firsts' under the National Electricity Law
The Federal Court has issued the first court-ordered civil penalties for breaches of the National Electricity Rules demonstrating a willingness to apply an agreed pecuniary penalty negotiated by regulators and respondents This decision is important not just to the energy sector but also to ...
Allens insights: Unconventional oil and gas in Australia: a case of regulatory lag
In this article Allens Senior Energy Resources Counsel David Maloney reviews existing Australian petroleum and mining legislation relating to the regulation of unconventional oil and gas examines some of the recent policy responses in relation to coal seam gas developments in agricultural lands the ...