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Carlos Morón

Associate
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Practice Areas

Private Equity & M&A
Energy & Renewables
Profile

Carlos is an associate in Mendoza’s Energy & Financing practice. His experience is focused on the structuring, development, financing and M&A transactions of non-conventional renewable energy sources and in battery energy storage systems, as well as in regulatory matters of the energy industry.

Carlos has participated in the structuring, financing and development of renewable energy projects in the country. He has also supported the structuring and negotiation of material contracts for the development of these projects, including, among others, EPC, O&M, PPAs and connection contracts.

Prior to joining the Firm, Carlos worked in the contractual and corporate team of the Central Bank of Colombia.

Specialties​
  • Energy Project Structuring and Financing.
  • Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency Projects.
  • Energy Projects M&A. PPAs, BOMT, BOOM and O&M. EPC and Construction Contracts.
  • Power generation, transportation, distribution and trading.
Qualifications

Professional 

  • Admitted to practice law in Colombia 

Academic 

  • Bachelor of Laws (LL. B), Universidad de los Andes 
  • Minor in Business Administration, Universidad de Los Andes 
  • Minor in Investigative Journalism, Universidad de Los Andes 

Languages: Spanish and English

Carlos Morón Deals

Recurrent Energy (Canadian Solar)

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to Canadian Solar on the negotiation of the bidding process and the sale of a solar power plant project with an installed capacity of 52 MW.

Tebsa

Carlos Morón, Mateo Mendoza
Counsel to TEBSA on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of an SPV developing and constructing a solar power plant with an installed capacity of 19.9 MW and a transmission line, located in Ibagué.

Tebsa

Carlos Morón, Mateo Mendoza
Counsel to TEBSA on the acquisition of 100% of the shares of an SPV developing a power generation plant using photovoltaic sources, with an installed capacity of 100 MW, located in Cundinamarca.

Celsia

Carlos Morón, Mateo Mendoza
Counsel to Celsia in the legal structuring of a joint venture with a compressed air systems operator for the construction and operation of an energy efficiency system with an installed capacity of 35 MW.

galp

Carlos Morón, Mateo Mendoza
Counsel to a Portuguese energy company on the legal due diligence and potential acquisition of 13 wind and solar projects in Colombia with a total installed capacity of 1.7 GW

ATLAS Renewable energy

Maria Beatriz Segura, Carlos Morón, Mateo Mendoza
Counsel to the private equity fund Atlas Renewable Energy Colombia regarding the existing senior loan agreement with Bancolombia, aimed at financing the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of a 201 MWp/160 MWac solar photovoltaic project.

Celsia/ Cubico

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to Celsia on the negotiation of a BOMT contract and an O&M contract for the development, construction, and operation of the Toluviejo substation and a 160 km STN transmission line

Tebsa

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to TEBSA on the negotiation of an EPC contract for the construction of a solar power plant with an installed capacity of 9.9 MW.

Powertis

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to Powertis on the structuring of a PPA for energy purchase in the MEM with unregulated users to fulfill supply obligations under long-term energy supply contracts awarded through the third energy auction.

SOENERGY International/ Ferrenergy

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to Soenergy on the structuring and negotiation of an EPC and O&M contract for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a power generation plant in Loreto, Peru.

Recurrent Energy

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to Recurrent Energy (Canadian Solar) on the negotiation of modifications to the electrical connection EPC and the supply EPC for the installation of equipment to finance the SOL de las Ciénagas project, with an installed capacity of 52.5 MW.

Greenyelllow

Mateo Mendoza, Carlos Morón
Counsel to GreenYellow on the drafting of EPC contracts and O&M contracts for seven photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 87 MW.

Carlos Morón Blogs

Consultorio

Sanciones y Gestión del Riesgo de Desviaciones en Plantas de Generación Variable en el marco de un Project Finance

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Columna

Perspectivas sobre bancabilidad de proyectos energéticos renovables en ZNI

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