About the Sector
The energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sector is one of the most strategic and complex in the region: it encompasses large-scale investment projects, public-private partnership models, extensive sector-specific regulation, growing environmental demands, and high standards for social engagement. In Central America, the energy transition, renewable energy projects, and infrastructure modernization are moving forward under rapidly evolving regulatory frameworks and with significant pressure to meet deadlines. Generators, distributors, retailers, hydrocarbon companies, mining companies, construction firms, concessionaires, and infrastructure funds operate in an environment where proactive legal planning is critical to commercial success.
At Consortium Legal, we support energy and infrastructure projects in the five jurisdictions where we operate, offering a comprehensive view of the regulatory, environmental, and social risks inherent in cross-border transactions. We combine technical rigor and knowledge of each country’s regulatory framework with an understanding of the financial, contractual, and operational aspects that determine a project’s viability, working in tandem with our finance, environmental, labor, tax, and litigation practice areas. In a sector where time is money and coordination across jurisdictions is critical, we offer a responsive and coordinated approach, maintaining close client relationships and ensuring predictable deliverables.
Most in-demand services regionally
- Project structuring and financing (project finance)
- Public procurement, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and concessions
- Environmental and social permits and community consultations
- Energy generation, transmission, and marketing contracts
- Advice on sector-specific regulation and relations with regulators
- Renewable energy, energy transition, and carbon markets
- Hydrocarbons: import, refining, storage, and marketing
- Mining: concessions, regulation, and environmental and social compliance
- EPC, O&M, and supply contracts for large-scale projects
- Development and disputes in construction and infrastructure projects
- Mergers and acquisitions of energy and infrastructure assets • Dispute resolution and international arbitration in projects
