ENERGY & INFRACTRUCTURE (THAILAND)

Project

Client

Description of project and involvement by MLG/DFDL Mekong and lawyers working with DFDL Mekong  

Green field independent power project

Independent power company 

Serving as project counsel for a 6,000 MW hydroelectric power plant in Myanmar, three hydroelectric power projects in Lao PDR and a hydroelectric project in Cambodia. Responsible for the drafting and negotiation of all project documentation, including the joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements, tariff memoranda of understanding, the power purchase agreements and all contractor arrangements, including the EPC and O&M agreements. Also intimately involved in the efforts of this company to develop additional gas fired combined cycle power plants in Thailand.

Khanom power plant

EGCO

Represented the EGCO regarding the Bt7.4 billion expansion of the Khanom power plant and the development in Lao PDR of a 1400 MW lignite fired power plant.

Independent power projects

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)

Lead legal adviser to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) from 1995 though 2000 regarding the commercial arrangements associated with power procurement from independent power projects.

Competitive independent power solicitations

Thailand National Energy Policy Office

Also advised the Thailand National Energy Policy Office during 1993-1994 on the preparation of the EGAT IPP solicitation package and model power purchase agreement for competitive independent power solicitations.

NEWS & EVENTS

12/08/2010

Tax & Compliance for Expatriate Employees in Cambodia

How to avoid tax problems in relation to remuneration paid to expatriate employees? Which payments can be tax free? Are Cambodian taxes and registration required for short term assignments? These questions regularly come up...

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12/08/2010

Cross Border Tax Planning

Investment from overseas inevitably triggers international tax issues. Which taxes apply when profits, interest or other income is paid from Laos to overseas? To which services does Lao VAT apply, which the payer may have to...

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12/08/2010

Taxation of Derivatives and Securities in Vietnam

Which taxes apply to swaps, options and other derivatives in Vietnam?  How and when should the income or loss be recognized? How is the income from derivatives classified for purposes of the foreign contractor tax? Is...

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