Energy & Resources
C&G Law is highly regarded in the projects, energy, and infrastructure sectors, where it acts as counsel for many of the largest power generation companies operating in the Philippines and several other industry participants on a wide variety of concerns.
C&G Law’s lawyers have handled major energy projects, both in the Philippines and abroad, and whether as counsel to developers or individual sponsors, to general or specialist contractors, or to the lenders to the project. Their exposure to energy work dates back to opening of electricity generation to the private sector in the early 1990’s and has continued through to the restructuring of the electric power industry. They have experience in work involving plants of various technologies, and covering new or operating facilities.
The firm has also been advising clients operating under the evolving regulatory regime affecting the power sector. It has also assisted in various tenders of individual generation assets of the National Power Corporation, the government agency that had held the monopoly in electricity generation and transmission.
The firm also acts for various generation companies in proceedings in court and before the Energy Regulatory Commission.
C&G Law’s energy sector clients include some of the country’s largest power generation groups and top local conglomerates. As a further testament to C&G Law’s reputation and our high regard in the energy sector, we have also been the retained counsel for the Retail Electricity Suppliers Association (RESA), which is a non-stock, non-profit organisation composed of retail electricity suppliers operating under the Retail Competition and Open Access regime mandated by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
Recent Work
- Acted for a leading Philippine energy company on structuring, documenting and implementing various proposed gas fired power plant projects in a planned joint venture with the generating unit of a distribution company.
- Advised a leading Philippine energy company in a proposed acquisition of an interest in a company developing a geothermal plant.
- Philippine counsel to Therma Visayas, Inc. in the financing of a 300MW coal-fired plant in Toledo City, Cebu.
- Assisted Philippine counsel to Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. in its fuel supply requirements of a 600-MW coal-fired plant in Zambales.
- Philippine counsel to Energy Development Corporation in its EPC, relocation and electro-mechanical contracts in connection with the relocation of one of its geothermal plants from one location to another.
- Philippine counsel to Therma South, Inc. in the financing and construction of a 300-MW coal-fired plant now under construction at a location straddling Davao City and Davao del Sur.
- Assisted in the documentation of arrangements for the installation and commissioning of a fire protection system for the coal handling system of a 200MW coal-fired power station.
- Advised on the documentation of arrangements for the rehabilitation of two barge-mounted diesel power plants, which arrangements consisted of an offshore parts supply portion, an onshore contract for the provision of technical services and a management contract for the coordination of the works under the two contracts
- Advised a South Korean company in the proposed investment in a multiple feedstock biomass facility planned in Panay Island, the Philippines.
- Assisted a Japanese company in the proposed acquisition of an interest in a Singapore firm intending to install and operate various waste-to-energy power generation facilities in the Philippines.
- Representing a leading multinational energy company on various legal and regulatory issues involving a build-operate-transfer agreement for the development and operation of a water delivery facility with a hydroelectric power generation component.
- Advising a leading multinational energy company on various legal and regulatory issues involving a build-operate-transfer agreement for the development and operation of a water delivery facility with a hydroelectric power generation component.
- Representing several leading Philippine power generation companies in proceedings before the Supreme Court (the highest court in the Philippines) where various cause-oriented groups and lawmakers have challenged the validity of certain laws and regulations relating to (a) the automatic adjustment mechanism for collecting electricity generation charges, (b) offering generation capacity to the electricity spot market, (c) the gross pool concept adopted by the electricity spot market, (d) the characterisation of generation companies as non-public utilities, (e) cross-ownership restrictions in the power sector, and (f) alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
- Representing a leading independent power producer in various proceedings before the Energy Regulatory Commission.
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Recognition
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Tier 1 – Projects & EnergyThe Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
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Highly Recommended – Energy, InfrastructureAsialaw Profiles (2024)
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Ranked – Project DevelopmentIFLR 1000 (2024)
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Band 3 – Projects, Infrastructure & EnergyChambers Global (2025)
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Band 3 – Projects, Infrastructure & EnergyChambers Asia-Pacific (2025)
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"Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio is recognised and respected in the legal market for its activity in the Philippines infrastructure and energy arenas. Well versed in project finance, including in the LNG and renewable energy sectors. Strong knowledge of the regulatory framework and contractual issues, including in relation to disputes work.."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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"The firm is able to provide excellent, pragmatic and practical legal advice and strategy. The firm makes available information that allows the business to come up with informed decisions."Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024)
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“The thriving practice at Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio (C&G Law) is highly regarded for its work in the projects, energy and infrastructure sectors. Under the joint leadership of Ben Dominic Yap and Jaime Renato Gatmaytan, it regularly acts as counsel for many of the largest power generation companies operating in the Philippines, as well as for several other industry participants from a wide-range of sectors.”The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2024)
"Gatmaytan Yap Patacsil Gutierrez & Protacio is recognised and respected in the legal market for its activity in the Philippines infrastructure and energy arenas. Well versed in project finance, including in the LNG and renewable energy sectors. Strong knowledge of the regulatory framework and contractual issues, including in relation to disputes work.."
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022