SKV law Offices is a specialist energy and regulatory firm. Established in 2013, the firm has grown its reputation for working on novel and complex energy and infrastructure mandates. Its client base includes corporations, governments, banks, consultants and other energy-sector market participants. The list of names the firm routinely represents is impressive: NTPC, The Tata Power Group, Reliance Power, Adani Power, Power Grid, NHPC, Vedanta, RattanIndia Power, Jaiprakash Power Ventures, GMR Energy, Hindustan Power, Mytrah Energy, Punj Lloyd, the Association of Power Producers, the National Solar Energy Federation of India, the Indian Wind Power Association and the Indian Sugar Mills Association.
Managing partner Shri Venkatesh is the lead contact for contentious work.
In a recent highlight, the team acted for Delhi Airport Metro Express on its battle against Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in relation to a dispute involving the construction of a high-speed airport express line. The team additionally successfully represented Tata Power Company against the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission in a dispute relating to the granting of a transmission licence on nomination basis. The Supreme Court of India by way of this judgment settled the position that large infrastructure projects can be awarded on nomination basis, departing from the competitive bidding route provided under a section of the Electricity Act.
