Industry: Renewable energy

Russia faces claims over damage to Ukrainian hydro assets  

Ukraine’s state-owned hydropower company says it is preparing to bring claims against Russia for attacking infrastructure during its full-scale invasion of the country, including allegedly destroying a hydroelectric dam. 

15 January 2024

Solar investor wins ECT claim against Bulgaria

A Maltese company has won around €70 million in an Energy Charter Treaty claim against Bulgaria concerning one of Europe’s largest solar parks.

09 January 2024

Power grid claim against Guatemala clears hurdle

A Colombian energy distributor’s US$400 million ICSID claim against Guatemala will proceed after a tribunal found that most of the state’s preliminary objections should either be rejected or joined to the merits.

04 January 2024

Chilean hydro project owner overturns US injunction

A New York state court has vacated an injunction that prevented the owner of a Chilean hydropower project from drawing on a US$90 million letter of credit pending an ICC arbitration with Austrian construction group Strabag.

24 November 2023

Spain found liable to wind power investor

An ICSID tribunal has held Spain liable for breaching a Luxembourgish wind power investor’s legitimate expectations that the state’s renewable energy subsidy regime would remain unmodified.  

03 November 2023

Swiss state utility brings ECT claim against Germany

A publicly owned Swiss company has brought an Energy Charter Treaty claim against Germany over its investment in a coal power plant.

23 October 2023

German solar investors win damages over Spanish reforms

An ICSID tribunal has ordered Spain to pay €15 million plus interest to a group of German solar investors over reforms to the state's renewable energy subsidy regime.

23 October 2023

Energy Sector Construction Disputes

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12 October 2023

Kosovo liable over power plant project

A British power company has reportedly won €20 million in an ICC arbitration against Kosovo over a scrapped power plant – a dispute that also saw a discontinued ICSID proceeding. 

10 October 2023

Electricity investor reports win against Peru

UPDATED WITH AWARD: A Singaporean company linked to an Israeli billionaire has won US$116 million in a third-party funded ICSID claim against Peru over its investments in the state’s electricity sector.

05 October 2023

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