Álvaro Klauer

Practice Areas

• Energy and Infrastructure

• Infrastructure

Career

Álvaro Klauer specializes in energy regulation, particularly for the electricity and infrastructure markets, renewable energy and project development, including handling tariff and operational issues with the electricity system regulator and coordinator.

He handles M&A and financing transactions, and public and private bidding processes, and advises clients on drafting, negotiating and managing all relevant contracts and agreements for those transactions.

Professional Memberships

Álvaro is a member of the Lima Bar Association.

Publications

He is the author and co-author of several articles and opinions published in law and electricity-sector journals.

Work Highlights

Recently, he advised:

• Yinson Renewables with regulatory advice on all electricity matters.

• Solarpack Peru on the interconnection negotiation with Cerro Verde, for its “San Martin Solar” project in Arequipa.

• Ignis Energy on all the electricity matters required to develop its ongoing projects (wind and solar).

• IDE Water Technologies (GCM Peru) on all electricity matters related to developing its water desalinization plant in Paracas.

• Regulatory advice to Acciona Energía on developing its “San Juan” wind farm in Ica.

• DVP Solar on developing greenfield solar power projects.

• Cerro de Pasco on the regulatory and contractual implications of its interconnection with Hidroeléctrica Tingo.

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English.

Personal

He is a lecturer of energy law (previously adjunct lecturer) at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. He has also been adjunct lecturer on the Economic Administrative Law and Business Law course at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas UPC.

Education