CMS Cameron McKenna advised Vestas Deutschland, a German division of the Danish Vestas Wind Systems AS, on the supply and installation of thirty 3MW class wind turbines and equipment to DTEK, a major Ukrainian energy holding company. DTEK plans to construct the largest wind power plant in Ukraine at its Botievo site. It will have a 200 MW capacity. CMS Cameron McKenna’s team advised Vestas on all the legal aspects of this project: supply and EPC contracts, construction and installation processes, currency, tax, customs and various regulatory issues.

The project was led by senior associate Vitaliy Radchenko, assisted by Nataliya Kushniruk, Yuliya Zemskova, Andriy Buzhor and Sergiy Gryshko, under supervision of Olexander Martinenko, senior partner of the firm.

Vitaliy Radchenko comments: “We are happy to have assisted Vestas on such a ground-breaking project in Ukraine and are pleased that the wind turbines have been successfully installed and commissioned. We will continue to further develop the renewable energy market in Ukraine by helping Vestas and other international investors with their wind and solar projects in Ukraine. We as a firm are focused on the energy sector and will keep retaining our position in the market as the go-to law firm for energy and natural resources in Ukraine.”

Earlier this year, CMS Cameron McKenna was recognised for its excellence in the Energy and Natural Resources sector in Ukraine by becoming the only Band 1 law firm in this practice area in Chambers Europe 2012, the leading international legal directory in Europe. In addition, Vitaliy Radchenko was ranked as a Band 1 lawyer with commentators identifying him as “a standout figure for energy law in Ukraine.” 

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For further information, please contact:

Liliya Omelyanenko, CMS Cameron McKenna                           
liliya.omelyanenko@cms-cmck.com / + 380 44 391 33 77


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