Niamh advises a broad range of clients across the energy, infrastructure and data centre sectors and leads the firm’s Energy and Renewables Sector Group. She brings a wealth of experience in large-scale infrastructure delivery, with particular expertise in complex energy and power-related projects.

Niamh acts for corporates, developers, sponsors, lenders and new market entrants across the full spectrum of energy technologies, including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery energy storage, energy-from-waste, and conventional generation (including CCGT and OCGT projects).

She also has significant experience advising on large-scale data centre developments in Ireland, particularly at the interface between energy, regulation and infrastructure delivery. Her work in this area includes advising on regulatory frameworks, grid connection and power strategy, project development and construction, and associated commercial and financing arrangements.

Across her practice, Niamh advises throughout the full project lifecycle, including project development, M&A and joint ventures, project finance, regulatory matters, and a wide range of commercial contracts (including corporate power purchase agreements, supply and offtake arrangements, and construction and O&M contracts).

Beyond the energy and data centre sectors, Niamh has extensive experience advising on major infrastructure transactions and is well placed to advise on the structuring, financing and delivery of complex infrastructure projects in Ireland. 

Relevant Experience

  • Advising i-Squared and Energia Group on the sale of Energia.
  • Advising Partners’ Group and Greenlink Interconnector Limited on the development and disposal of the Greenlink Interconnector.
  • Advising Encyclis on the refinancing of the Dublin Waste to Energy Facility.
  • Advising Power Capital Renewable Energy on the construction; financing and development of over 500MW of solar projects in Ireland.
  • Advising Eiffel Investment Group on the financing of a biomethane facility.
  • Advising on the regulatory regime; construction and financing of a number of major data centres in Ireland.
  • Advising Huntstown Power Company on the construction and operation of the Huntstown 1 and Huntstown 2 Power Projects.
  • Advising Ørsted on its joint venture with ESB to develop offshore wind projects; advising a Phase 1 offshore project on various regulatory matters and advising investors in respect of transactions in relation to the ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1 processes.
  • Advising Energia Renewables on various matters, in particular relating to the Drumlins, Crossmore and Ballylongford onshore wind projects.
  • Advising the Oweninny Power joint venture on the development and financing of Phases I and II of the 178MW Oweninny Wind Farm project.
  • Advising a number of developers on the development and funding of Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) and Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT) power plants.
  • Advising on various aspects (contractual and regulatory) of the roll out of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in Ireland.
  • Advising on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), design & build and operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts for multiple energy, infrastructure and pharmaceutical plants in Dublin.