Our clients appreciate our expertise and the active role we play in the development and deregulation of the Chilean energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors. We also advise on power generation, transmission and distribution, fuel transportation and distribution, water and sewage and public works regulations. We are known for advising multinational companies which have made significant investments in power plants, gas pipelines, transmission lines and privatized toll roads in Chile.

Our experience in the energy sector includes all kinds of investments, developments, financings and acquisitions in power generation, transmission and distribution, oil and gas, upstream and downstream, and non conventional renewable energy (NCRE) projects. Our lawyers have cutting edge expertise in the regulatory framework that models the industry with rapid pace. We are at the forefront of the industry, having advised on emblematic projects such as:

• Quintero – the first LNG terminal in South America
• Some of the largest power plants operating in Chile
• The expansion of the national grid
• NCRE projects based on wind, water, waste and other sources recently added to the national energy matrix.

In the field of natural resources, we have been involved in all key areas of the Chilean economy. In the area of mining, we have advised numerous companies in all stages of their mining projects, including the establishment of mining property rights (concessions), permitting, financing, construction and operation of plants. In the area of forestry we have extensive experience in the regulation of the sector, as well as industrial related projects. In the water sector, we have advised investors and operators of water distribution and treatment operations.

Awards & Recognition

Ranked Band 4 Chambers & Partners Latin America 2020

Ranked Tier 2 Legal 500 2019

“What the team is known for Well-recognised practice acting on projects in energy sectors including wind, photovoltaic and solar power. Especially experienced on project finance mandates, as well as advising on power supply agreements and various contracts. Also handles sector-related litigation”.

“Strengths Clients highlight that the team ‘has always been really exceptional’, going on to add that the lawyers are ‘incredibly responsive and very thorough, and the quality of work is ten out of ten'”.

Chambers & Partners Latin America 2020

“Morales & Besa ‘provides its clients with a very positive experience’. Perhaps best known for transactional energy matters the practice nevertheles advises on all development, construction, financing and operational phases, including PPAs, interconnection and tolling agreements, and fuel supply, as well as EPC and O&M contracts”.

Legal 500 2020