Almiro Clere

Giga Construction Projects and PPPs - Cities, Transport, Healthcare, Education, Housing, Infrastructure

• SWFs/State owned entities on confidential giga construction projects, including the world's largest construction project. Also advised on ports, hydrogen, industrial cities, data centres, IT, smart cities, telco, transport, complex tunnelling projects and accommodation PPPs.
• Middle Eastern Government entities on transport, residential/accommodation and 'city' PPPs.
• A Saudi gigaproject developer on a rail infrastructure project, including cut and cover tunnels, drill and blast tunnels, stations infrastructure and depot contracts. When complete, the project will consist of mass transit, high speed and freight rail and a hyperloop.
• The Dubai Government on Dubai Reef, the world’s largest artificial reef project.
• A Middle Eastern government on the development of its bus network PPP.
• Ports of Singapore Authority on the Terminal 19 and 20 Port Expansion in Singapore.
• Ports of Singapore Authority on the P39 Terminal Expansion in Singapore.
• Mitsui on the development of the New Priok Container Terminal 2 and 3 in Indonesia.
• The lender group on the development of the Thilawa Port in Myanmar.
• The sponsors on the development of a rail network and port facilities in Indonesia.
• Kai Tak Sports Park Ltd on the successful tender for, and delivery of, the Kai Tak Sports Park complex in Hong Kong.
• A multinational investment firm on their Saudi Arabian construction contracts.

Data Centers

• The developer on the construction of six Data Centers in Saudi Arabia.
• The developer on the construction of a Center in the United Arab Emirates.
• Advising the developer on a Data Center located in Pecos County, Texas.
• Advising the developer on a Data Centre and CCGT power plant in Caldwell County, Texas.
• Advising the developer on a Data Center located in West Virginia.
• Advising the developer on substation for a Data Center located in Alabama.

Power & Utilities (Solar, Wind, Waste, Water)

• EDF and Masdar from bid stage through to financial close with respect to the financing, design, construction and operation of a multi-plant integrated utility system including Solar PV, BESS, RO and wastewater treatment plants and ancillary facilities and network systems in Amaala, Saudi Arabia. This deal won PPP deal of the Year - Utilities (IJ Global 2024).
• Consortium of City Cool and ADC Energy on the design, construction, ownership, financing, operation and maintenance and transfer of a 72,500TR district cooling plant, underground network and metering system.
• EverWind Fuels on the Americas’ first green hydrogen / export megaproject, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Summa Equity AB on the construction and development of the $625m green steel mill and behind-the-fence solar and battery storage facility in Kern County, California.
• Macquarie, Orsted, JERA and Swancor on the development and financing of the Formosa I Offshore Wind Project, Taiwan. This deal won 2019 Asian Infrastructure Awards Renewable Energy Deal of the Year.
• Macquarie and Swancor on the development and financing of the Formosa 2 Offshore Wind Project, Taiwan. This deal won 2020 Asian Infrastructure Awards Green Deal of the Year.
• JERA in connection with the structuring and procurement for the Formosa 3 Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan.
• JBIC, KEXIM and the commercial banks in connection with the US$2.5bn 1,200MW Nghi Son 2 BOT coal fired power plant in Vietnam.
• The sponsors on the development of a 150MW/300MWh BESS in Australia.
• The lender group in relation to the Sunseap PV Solar Project in Vietnam.
• The lender group in relation to the Reliance and Phoenix gas to power projects in Bangladesh.
• The lender group in connection with the Hoa Hai PV Solar Project in Vietnam.
• A shortlisted bidder on the partial acquisition of Yunlin Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan.
• The lender group in relation to the Lakelands 13mw PV solar plant and 5.4mw lithium battery fringe-of-grid project, Australia.
• The lenders on the NamNgiep 1 cross-border hydropower project, Thailand/Laos. This deal won Asia Pacific Hydro Deal of the Year (IJ Global Asia Pacific Awards 2014).
• The lenders on the Phase I and II development of the EnerjiSA 4,000MW Power Portfolio in Turkey.
• The sponsors on the development of a floating offshore wind farm development in Scotland.
• The sponsors on the gas supply arrangements for the development of a pipeline in Kurdistan.
• The lender group on the Reliance and Phoenix gas-to-power project in Bangladesh.

Oil and gas / LNG / Natural Gas

• Almiro has spent several years working as an extension of the in-house team to two major Japanese energy companies (JERA Co., Inc. (the world’s largest LNG buyer by volume) and Diamond Gas International), helping lead negotiations on all aspects of the LNG value chain, including shipping arrangements, cargo optimisation, trading and derivatives on projects in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North America. His experience in this sector includes advising:
• A National Oil Company in the GCC on its natural gas offtake and facilities development.
• JERA on the long-term supply sale and purchase arrangements, operations and trading of equity cargoes from Ichthys LNG, Gorgon LNG and Freeport LNG (including swaps, physical and paper trades, TCPs, TUAs and tolling arrangements).
• JERA on the acquisition of an interest in the Barossa/Caldita Gas Field in Australia.
• JERA on its LNG portfolio optimisation arrangements.
• Diamond Gas International (the LNG arm of Mitsubishi Corporation) on the long-term LNG supply sale and purchase arrangements, operations and trading of equity cargoes from Browse LNG, Wheatstone LNG, North-West Shelf LNG, Donggi-Senoro LNG, Cameron LNG, LNG Canada and Sakhalin 2.
• GAIL (India’s state-owned LNG entity) on its LNG portfolio optimisation operations from Sabine Pass.
• A major international energy company on its farm in / farm out development of exploration blocks on the North-West Shelf, Australia.
• Veisgo on long term LNG SPAs (prior to acquisition by Repsol).
• Yamal LNG on its offtake and charterparty arrangements (including for a fleet of 15 nuclear powered icebreaker vessels).
• Lenders on carrying out bankability assessment of the LNG SPAs for the Coral South FLNG in Mozambique.
• Apache on its joint operating agreements for the Spar gas field in Australia.
• Apache on its divestment from Wheatstone and Kitimat LNG to Woodside Petroleum in Australia.
• Sponsors on the gas supply arrangements for the development of a pipeline in Kurdistan.

Almiro Clere is a partner based in Abu Dhabi where he advises on the construction and development of major energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on data centers, gigaprojects, renewables, transport and data centers.

He has extensive experience with the full suite of construction and project documentation, from complex EPC turnkey arrangements through to PPPs, EPCM, subcontracting structures, offtakes and supply agreements, technical services and relevant security documentation.

Almiro’s also has extensive experience in the commodity value chain, advising a number of the world’s largest energy utilities and trading houses on their long-term offtakes, trading portfolios, charter party and tolling arrangements.

Almiro is a frequent author and speaker on construction law and PPPs.