London-based partner Richard Metcalf will lead the project and electricity advice and Johannesburg-based partner Steven Gamble and his team will advise on the financing of these two major power projects.

Richard Metcalf, partner, Norton Rose LLP, said:

“Zimbabwe stands at the heart of the Southern African power market and these projects will help to unlock a number of regional initiatives as well as improving the supply of power within Zimbabwe. We are delighted to have been appointed to advise on these landmark transactions.”
Rob Otty, managing director at Norton Rose South Africa, commented:

“This is a true example of the benefits that our global platform provides to our clients, an understanding of local power markets combined with the global experience of ground breaking power projects. Steven Gamble, Richard Metcalf, Gavin Noeth, Hugh Bisset and our colleagues at Gill Godlonton & Gerrans, Mordecai Mahlangu and Sue Brighton, have made us proud.”