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Position: Chairman
Rating:
  • Market leader
Bar Admissions:
Mozambique
Practice Areas:
Banking
Project finance
M&A
Energy and infrastructure
Project development
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Energy
Transport
Oil and gas
Mining
Social infrastructure
Languages:
Portuguese
English
Biography

With 31 years of experience, is involved in initiatives such as BOT, BOOT, restructuring of companies, foreign investment, financing, privatization and public procurement (transport, mining, aviation, energy, oil, gas, Port, rail and business infrastructure). He is an expert in energy and project finance having participated in most power and infrastructure projects in recent years in Mozambique.

Recent matter/case highlights
  • Legal assistance in the 60 MW AC (corresponding to approximately 67.29 MWp) solar photovoltaic power generation plant.
  • Legal assistance to Mozambique Transmission Company in respect of the drafting and negotiation of the Connection and Operation Agreement between Mozambique Transmission Company and STE
  • Legal assistance in the implementation of a photovoltaic solar power plant project, with a nominal capacity of 30 MW.
  • Legal assistance for creation of a conservation tourism project that includes the rehabilitation of Massingir airport and a Aman resorts 
  • Legal assistance to the implementation of the largest hydropower Project in Mozambique
Key practice areas
  • Banking
  • PPP/PFI
  • Project development
  • Project finance

Sector expertise
  • Energy
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Social infrastructure
  • Transport

Academic qualifications
  • Degree in Law, from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, in 1995
  • Post-graduation on Corporate Law, from Faculdade de Direito, na Universidade de Lisboa, in 1996
  • Post-graduation on Administrative Law, from Universidade Eduardo Mondlane and Supreme Administrative Court, in 1998
  • Post-graduation on Project Finance Structures, from Universidade de Cape Town, in 2000
Association/network memberships
  • Member of Aerial - Aviation Education Resource & Information for Lawyers
  • Member of the International Bar Association
Bar admissions
  • Member of the Mozambican Bar Association, number 121
Address:
Avenida 24 de Julho, 7, 7andar, Maputo, 1101
Mozambique
Tel:+258 843333340 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.cga.co.mz/en/moz/people/pedro-couto