Industry

Energy & Utilities

Power, renewables, oil & gas across exploration, generation, transmission and distribution.

Sector Landscape

Understanding the energy & utilities operating environment.

Energy & Utilities sector at Johnson & Partners

PPAs, EPRA approvals and community-engagement frameworks define Kenya's energy sector. Project-finance discipline and Alternative Justice Systems literacy are increasingly required in the same mandate, often within the same week of a closing timetable.

The transition to renewables, the build-out of transmission and distribution, and the slow normalisation of corporate PPAs are creating a generation of mid-market deals that need full project-finance rigour without big-firm overhead. Community land, biodiversity and ESG expectations sit alongside every one of them.

We bring sponsors and lenders a combined project, regulatory and community-engagement bench. EPRA and ERC engagement, lender-side documentation, and Article 159-aligned community processes are run inside one matter, which keeps the timetable honest and the social licence intact.

Common Sector Challenges
  • PPA negotiation
  • EPRA approvals
  • Community engagement
Where We Add Value

Opportunities we structure and protect.

01Renewable IPPs and corporate PPAs
02Transmission and distribution concessions
03Energy-storage and grid-scale battery projects
04Cross-border interconnector finance
Why Johnson & Partners

Why energy & utilities clients choose us.

Project-finance discipline applied to mid-market deals
AJS practice supports community-engagement workstreams
Regulator-fluent across EPRA and ERC
Trusted by sponsors and lenders alike
Lead Counsel

Partners leading this industry.

Johnson P. Osoi
Founding Partner

Johnson P. Osoi

Founding Partner. Leads complex corporate, project finance and energy mandates with a regional footprint.

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Mary Nyamawi
Office Administrator

Mary Nyamawi

Office Administrator. Qualified accounts professional coordinating office operations, compliance and day-to-day client experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sector questions, answered.

Can you negotiate PPAs?+

Yes, both grid-tied and corporate PPAs, on sponsor or offtaker side.

Do you handle EPRA approvals?+

Yes, including licensing, tariff and operational approvals.

How do you integrate AJS into community engagement?+

Our AJS practice partners with project teams to design Article 159-aligned community processes that survive both judicial review and lender scrutiny.

Can you run lender-side project finance for renewables?+

Yes. We act for sponsors and lenders on documentation, conditions precedent, security and disbursement on mid-market IPP and storage projects.

Do you advise on storage, grid-scale battery and interconnector projects?+

Yes. We have structured the regulatory, commercial and offtake arrangements for emerging asset classes, including cross-border interconnector finance.

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