Rhulani Matsimbi
Biography
Overview
Rhulani is an Associate Attorney in the Firm's Energy, Infrastructure, and Project Finance Group in Johannesburg.
Experience
Rhulani's experience includes:
Representation of the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan in relation to various Power/Renewables projects in Uzbekistan.
Representation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in relation to the development and construction of a 16MW Waste-to-Energy Power Plant in the Tashkent Region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Representation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in relation to the development and construction of two 250 MW wind generation power plants in the Jizzakh and Samarkand Regions of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Representation of a group of lenders led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on a US$1.25 billion financing package to Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited (Indorama) in Nigeria.
Representation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in relation to the development and construction of a 300 MW solar photovoltaic power plant, a 300 MW wind power plant, and 9 battery energy storage plants, each with a capacity of 150 MW/300 MWh.
Representation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in relation to the development and construction of a 263 MWAC solar photovoltaic power plant in the Tashkent Region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Advising Western Power Company Limited in connection with the financing of the construction and development of the Ngonye Falls Hydroelectric Project in Zambia.
Representation of International Finance Corporation in relation to International Finance Corporation's financing of Bora Africa by way of a USD 16,875,000 12-year note subscription issued by Bora Africa.
Representation of the various lenders in relation to the financing of an LNG Project in Mozambique.
Representation of Helios Investment Partners and Access LNG B.V. in respect of the financing and project development of floating infrastructure vessels required to perform the services of liquefied natural gas vessel berthing, unloading, storage, regasification and transportation of natural gas for a liquified natural gas terminal in Tema, Ghana. Representation of US-EXIM in its review of the construction arrangements applicable to a refinery project in Kazakhstan.
Representation of various lenders in relation to the financing of a geothermal power plant in Menengai, Kenya.
Representation of a consortium on the development and financing of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Ghana's Tema port.
Representation of various entities in relation to the Bid Window 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme in South Africa.
Advising a confidential client that plans to install small-scale embedded generators across South Africa.
Advising Iberdrola Renewable South Africa (Pty) Ltd in the Participation in the Round 5 of the REIPPPP and submitting bid responses for 2 wind farm projects and 8 PV plants to the government of South Africa.
Advising Harmony Gold Mining Company in an urgent application regarding the unlawful tapping of water by a third party.
Representation of Harmony Gold Mining Company and Avgold Limited regarding the eviction of unlawful occupiers in terms of the Prevention of Illegal Evictions and Unlawful Occupation Act.
Advising various land owners (mining companies and farmers) in respect of proposed wind and solar projects that developers plan to construct on their properties.