Megha Kaladharan
Partner - Energy, Infrastructure & Projects
Energy and Infrastructure | Regulatory Advisory
Overview
Megha Kaladharan is a Partner in the Projects practice at Trilegal and has almost a decade’s experience in the energy and infrastructure sector. With a focus on emerging renewable energy technology, she is particularly experienced in advising clients on several first-of-its-kind projects and structures. She has worked with think tanks, government agencies, multilaterals, developers and lenders, advising them on the regulatory framework for project development as well as drafting and negotiating a wide range of project agreements. Megha has also advised the World Bank Group on several PPP projects spanning affordable housing, energy efficiency, renewable energy, tourism, water supply and waste management sectors in India, Bangladesh, Africa and Fiji.
Education
- B.A. LL.B., National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
Admissions
- Bar Council of Delhi, India
Select representative clients/matters
- Google, on its first foray in the Indian clean energy sector for procurement of renewable power for its data centre along with I-RECs from Adani.
- Fourth Partner, on reviewing and negotiating an I-REC sale agreement with Meta.
- ReNew Power and Brookfield, on legal challenges of implementation of virtual PPA structures in India, with Amazon as the off-taker, and advising on alternative structures.
- Shell India, BP and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, on risk analysis of the draft bid documents issued by the government for tendering offshore wind capacity off the coast of Tamil Nadu.
- Mitsubishi Corporation, on the development of India’s first utility-scale energy storage project (10 MW) at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.’s substation in Delhi.
- International Finance Corporation and the various government entities (in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Fiji) on the development of renewable energy projects on a PPP basis.
- Ola Electric, on the regulatory framework governing disposal of lithium-ion batteries, and setting up a hyper-charger network across India.
