About Sachin
Sachin is a Senior Associate in the Construction and Engineering team at Freeths, specialising in energy construction projects. He has a particular focus on renewables.
He advises all stakeholders across energy projects – including developers, contractors, equity funders and offtakers – throughout the entire project lifecycle.
Sachin is highly experienced in structuring and negotiating complex EPCs and industry-standard construction contracts, including FIDIC, MF/1, NEC, and JCT.
His expertise extends to critical project development agreements such as PPAs, supply contracts and O&M contracts.
Drawing on his background in Environmental Science, Sachin also frequently publishes insights on climate change and renewable energy infrastructure.
Prior to joining Freeths, Sachin trained, qualified and spent two years post-qualification at an international law firm.
Contact Sachin
Call: 0207 046 2863
Mobile: 0797 658 1193
Notable work & expertise
Recent work
- Drafting a template contract based on the FIDIC Yellow Book for a portfolio of battery energy storage projects in the UK and continental Europe for a global energy company
- Acting for a global energy storage developer on the preparation and negotiation of an EPC and BOP Contract based on MF/1 terms and conditions
- Advising a global energy company in relation to a project to design and construct a CHP scheme across multiple sites in the UK. The EPC contract was based on the FIDIC Yellow Book
- Advising on a bespoke LTSA for a BESS project in continental Europe and Scotland
- Drafting and negotiating an O&M contract for a BESS project in Scotland.
- Advising a global renewable energy company on the structuring, preparation and negotiation of a battery equipment supply agreement and LTSA for a project in Germany
- Acting for an international airport on the structuring and negotiation of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a large solar farm. This included complex drafting around the works provisions of the PPA
- Negotiating equipment supply agreements for components of utility-scale BESS projects, which include early works agreements and letter of intent for long-lead items.
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