Barry & Asmah advises on transactions across the petroleum value chain — upstream, midstream, and downstream — including exploration participation, specialty chemical supply, storage infrastructure development, and the regulation of fuel and LPG distribution; as well as power purchase agreements, renewable energy project development, and regulatory matters which fall within the ambit of the NPA, the PURC, and the Energy Commission. We advise on the structuring and documentation of energy transactions under Ghanaian law, on the regulatory approvals required at each stage of development, and on the standard-form contract provisions where the drafting does not reflect current regulatory practice or market expectations.

We work with developers entering the Ghanaian energy market, lenders financing energy projects, and power purchasers negotiating the terms of long-term supply agreements. In each case, we bring a working knowledge of the regulatory framework that determines what the contract can and cannot do — and how that framework is evolving.