Tania Arora

Tania Arora is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Group based in London. She is experienced in project development, infrastructure and construction transactions in the UK and across Asia and the EMEA region, with a particular focus on power projects.

• Acted as co-counsel to Westinghouse, the global leader in nuclear technology, fuel and services in relation to their sale to Brookfield Business Partners and their emergence from Chapter 11 as a reorganised company.
  
  
• Acting for KEPCO in relation to the USD 24.4 billion development, construction and financing of the Barakah 5,600 MW nuclear power plant in the UAE, including concession, joint venture, PPA, O&M, shared facilities agreements, construction contracts and fuel supply contracts. Also advising on nuclear regulatory issues as part of the development of a new nuclear regime. Advising KEPCO in relation to various refinancings of the Barakah nuclear power plant, increasing overall financing to USD 28.5 billion.
  
  
• Advising Magyar Villamos Muvek Zrt on the proposed new nuclear power project at Paks in Hungary including in respect of applicable EU and Hungarian regulatory regime and procurement laws.
  
  
• Acting for a leading nuclear company on a number of acquisitions of nuclear engineering companies in Europe and North America.
  
  
• Advised Hitachi on the USD 11 billion acquisition of ABB's power grids business in over 100 jurisdictions.
  
  
• Acting for Marubeni Corporation as a joint venture sponsor and developer in relation to the development and financing of the Morupule B Phase 2 Units 5 & 6 coal fired power plant in Botswana (financial close estimated in Q1 2017).
  
  
• Acting for Gastrade as project developer on all aspects of the Alexandroupolis LNG import facility in Greece.
  
  
• Acting for Azmeco on the development of a methanol plant and other utilities in Garadagh, Azerbaijan.
  
  
• Advising the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) in relation to the development of its phosphate mine and associated fertilizer production complex in Saudi Arabia, with a total project value exceeding US$5.6 billion, including in relation to EPC and O&M contracts.
  
  
• Advised Hutchison Ports on its agreement with Egyptian Navy to develop and operate a new USD 730 million container terminal in Abu Qir, Egypt.

• AIPN - Member
• INLA - Member