Chris McGarvey

Practice Areas

Chris is a partner in the Energy & Climate Change Team at CMS. He specialises in complex process engineering projects, often involving new and innovative technologies including electricity generation and transmission, water and waste-to-energy projects and regulatory compliance work for electricity, gas and water utilities. Chris joined CMS in May 2019 and has over 17 years of experience advising in the energy and climate change sector.

Chris has worked on power projects across various European, Sub-Saharan African and South American jurisdictions advising project sponsors, offtakers and funders.

Work Highlights

A Global Energy Major on renewables offtake and energy trading in Nordic and Iberian power markets.

Project Sponsors on the Acorn St Fergus, Caledonian Grangemouth, White Rose and Longannet Carbon Capture and Storage and Hydrogen Projects.

A leading infrastructure fund on its investments in GB offshore transmission assets.

Independent Power Producers and Offtakers on CCGT projects in GB, Netherlands, France, Chile and Rwanda.

Offshore wind developers and equity investors on various offshore wind farms.

A Transmission Network Owner on financing and construction procurement of a HVDC Interconnector Link.

Sponsors, financiers and offtakers on solar photovoltaic projects in GB, Spain and Nigeria.

Sponsors, financiers and offtakers on onshore wind projects in GB, Sweden, Croatia and Ukraine.

Energy Retailers and developers on battery storage, demand side response, energy service and asset optimisation projects.

Water Utilities on Wastewater Concessions, non-domestic retail and sustainable finance across the UK.

Sponsors and equity investors in various biomass CHP, district heating and heat decarbonisation schemes.

Education