Powering the Future: Legal Strategies for Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Projects

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Global energy markets are undergoing the most significant transformation since the Industrial Revolution. The push for Renewable Energy Sources (RES), the electrification of mobility, the phase-out of coal, and the increasing political urgency around climate targets have created an unprecedented surge in cross-border energy investment. Yet, despite the capital flowing into solar, wind, hydrogen and interconnector projects, the legal environment surrounding these investments has never been more fragmented or unpredictable.

This is the paradox of the energy transition: We can build turbines, cables and substations faster than we can align the regulatory frameworks that govern them.

Cross-border infrastructure projects are especially exposed. They live at the intersection of diplomacy, energy policy, environmental regulation, property law, financial structuring and long-term public-private cooperation. Success isn’t only about engineering excellence; it depends on navigating a regulatory minefield that can derail a project before a single trench is dug.

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