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Shemane Chan

Partner

Practice Area:

Construction & Projects
Energy & Resources

LLB (Hons), University College London
Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya
Barrister, United Kingdom

T +65 6232 0285
E shemane.chan@rajahtann.com

Shemane, a qualified lawyer in both Singapore and Malaysia, specialises in project and front-end construction work and has an MSc in Built Environment (Construction Economics and Management).

Shemane has been recommended in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2014 for Projects and Energy, and Real Estate and Construction, Chambers Asia Pacific since 2014 for Projects and Energy, and International Financial Law Review 1000 since 2014 for Energy and Infrastructure. She is named as an Asialaw leading lawyer and also a nominated finalist for the 2015 Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year by the Asian Lawyer Emerging Markets Awards.

Experience

Shemane has vast experience in drafting procurement, construction, engineering, consultancy, concession, privatisation, dismantling and maintenance contracts. Her projects include acting for a consortium on its bid for the AssetsCo PPP project in respect of the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail project, advising an airport operator on the grant of concession to operate and maintain a co-generation plant to supply electricity and chilled water to an international airport in Malaysia, advising the preferred bidder on the development of a sea water desalination plant on a DBOO basis in Jurong Island, Singapore and advising the master developer for One Bangkok on the development of certain utility infrastructure (including electricity, potable water and recycled water, waste water and district cooling) on a DBOFT basis.

Her experience includes:

Energy and Resources

  • Acted for a Bangladesh company on the drafting and negotiation of EPC contracts, O&M and supply contracts for the development of a 280 MWp solar project in Bangladesh
  • Acted for a Chinese EPC contractor on the drafting and negotiation of an EPC Contract for the development of a floating solar project in Singapore.
  • Acted for a power producer on the proposed development of a gas-fired power plant in Indonesia to supply electricity to a coal mine and associated facilities in Indonesia.
  • Acted for the EPC contractor on the drafting and negotiation of an EPC Contract for the development of a battery energy storage project in Singapore.
  • Advised the sponsor on the development and project financing of the first hydrogen-ready 600 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Singapore.
  • Acted for a major energy company on the acquisition of a greenfield LNG to Power project in Myanmar.
  • Advised the Singapore Energy Market Authority on the regulatory framework for the financing of capital expenditure by the Authority for the refurbishment of generation facilities in Singapore and role includes drafting the project documents and updating the Market Rules.
  • Advised a consortium with respect to certain initiatives to use hydrogen as green energy source in Singapore and role includes advising on required regulatory changes to support these initiatives. 
  • Acted for a major developer in an integrated tourism project in Maldives lagoon, including the construction, operation and maintenance of a power plant and solar energy generating facilities.
  • Advised a sponsor on its investment into a 1.6 Megawatt biomass power plant in the Myaungmya District in the Ayeyarwady Region of Myanmar. Role includes drafting the power purchase agreement, feedstock supply agreement and the EPC contract.
  • Advised one of the largest solar energy supplier in Singapore on the engineering & procurement contracts and operation & maintenance contracts for the purposes of project financing.
  • Advised one of the largest Indonesia coal-miner by production volume and market capitalisation on the drafting of and negotiation on the long term coal supply agreement for a 2x600 MW and 3x660 MW coal-fired power plant in Vietnam which are developed on a 25 year concession granted by a state-owned electricity company.
  • Advised a German coal distributor on the long-term coal supply and transport agreement for a 2x1060 MW coal-fired thermal power facility in Vietnam which is developed on a 25 year concession granted by a state-owned electricity company.
  • Acted for a major American technology company on the purchase of solar energy from one of the largest solar energy supplier in Singapore to fuel its operations 100 per cent with renewable energy.
  • Advised on the development of a micro-grid to supply renewable energy to a campus in Singapore.
  • Advised the existing operator of airports in Malaysia on the grant of an exclusive concession to take over, operate, maintain and upgrade an existing co-generation plant which supplies electricity and chilled water to an international airport and other facilities. Role includes advising on the procurement structure, drafting and reviewing the RFP documents, concession agreement, electricity supply agreement, gas supply agreement, chilled water supply agreement and other project documents.
  • Advised a major developer on the development of a pilot data centre park and a chilled water and power plant project in Singapore on a PPP basis.
  • Advised a statutory board on the development and deployment of renewable energy solutions in its housing developments in Singapore in partnership with an energy company.
  • Advised an international contractor on its engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract for 2 power plants projects in Timor Leste and drafting its equipment supply contract and consultancy agreement, technical services agreement, sub-contracts, operation & maintenance contract and asset sale contract.
  • Advised the lenders on the S$700 million refinancing of the Keppel Merlimau Cogen Power Plant in Singapore. Role includes carrying out due diligence and risk analyses and reviewing the project documents.
  • Advised the owner on the development of a co-generation power plant project in Indonesia and role includes drafting the EPC contract.
  • Advised the master developer of “One Bangkok” in respect of the development of utility facilities on a design, build, own, operate, finance and transfer basis to supply utilities (eg waste treatment, electricity, recycled and potable water and district cooling) to serve the master development. Role includes drafting the request for proposal documents, concession agreements, direct agreements and other relevant project documents.
  • Advised a major developer in respect of the development of a chilled water plant on a design, build, own and operate (DBOO) basis within its proposed development of a multi-utility hub in subterranean space under a public park.
  • Advised the master developer on the development of what is conceived as Malaysia’s first international financial district with a gross development value of RM26 billion in respect of specialist infrastructure projects (i.e. electricity distribution, district cooling and waste water treatment plants). These projects are undertaken on a design, build, own, operate, finance and transfer basis. Role includes drafting the request for proposal documents, concession  agreements, direct agreements and other relevant project documents.
  • Acted for a solar energy producer on the drafting of a power purchase agreement and rooftop lease agreement for use as its standard template for its customers.
  • Acted for a solar energy consumer on the drafting and negotiation of an electricity sale and purchase agreement.
  • Advised an owner on the sale of certain power plant assets and role includes advising on the structure of the sale, drafting the RFP, asset sale contract and other project agreements.
  • Advised an international solar company on the drafting of various trade contracts, equipment supply contracts, EPC contracts and EPCM agreements for a solar energy plant valued at S$6.3 billion.

Oil & Gas / Water / Industrial Plants

  • Advised a global leader in the international industrial gases market on its US$1.4 billion expansion of its existing gasification complex on Jurong Island, which includes building and operating four additional gasifiers and a 1,200 tonne per day air separation plant. This project is part of a major oil company’s multi-billion dollar expansion of its production of higher-value base stocks in Singapore.
  • Advised a Finnish energy giant on its €1.4 billion investment to increase its biofuel production capacity in Singapore by up to 1.3 million tonnes per annum. Our role includes advising on the long term sale and purchase of feedstock required and by products generated by the operation of the refinery plant, and agreements relating to the construction and operation of storage and terminalling facilities and the provision of ancillary services and utilities.
  • Advised a consortium on its successful bid for Singapore Public Utilities Board’s (PUB) design, build, own and operate desalination plant project in Jurong Island. Role includes drafting and reviewing the water purchase agreement, the EPC and O&M contracts and other project documents.
  • Acted for a Singapore company in respect of an exclusive 10-year concession to supply LPG and design, supply, install and maintain an LPG system for an MCST. Role includes drafting the concession agreement, LPG supply agreement and other project documents.
  • Advised a client on the EPC contract and downstream subcontracts for the development of oil storage and berthing facilities in Indonesia with an estimated value of over US$1 billion.
  • Advised a joint venture company (owned by two oil majors) on its development of the grass-roots lube oil additives blending plant at Zhangjiagang Industrial Park in Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. Role includes drafting the request for proposal documents and the EPC contract.
  • Advised an Indonesian engineering and construction company in respect of the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning and the project financing of a 2,000 TPD Ammonia Plant on 185 hectares of land in Banggai, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia worth about US$750 million, of which the International Finance Corporation has committed to provide US$500 million. Role includes drafting the request for proposal documents and the EPCC contract, off-take agreement and other project documents and advising on the loan documents.
  • Advised a petrochemical company in respect of its construction and development of a 125 metric tonne paraffin-n and linear alkyl benzene plant in Jurong. She drafted the subscription agreement, shareholders’ agreement, construction and engineering contracts and consultancy contracts pertaining to the project.
  • Advised an international contractor on the drafting of the relevant project and construction documents pertaining to the development of an integrated oil refinery and petrochemical complex in the Straits of Malacca.
  • Advised a petrochemical company on the drafting of the EPC contract and marketing agreement for their biodiesel plant in Johor, Malaysia.
  • Advised an EPC contractor on the engineering, procurement and construction of a mechanical and biological waste treatment plant in Singapore. Role includes drafting, reviewing and/or negotiating the EPC contract, the local engineering consultancy services agreement, the process engineering, testing and commissioning services and equipment supply contract and the construction contract.
  • Advised a mining company on the development of a coal processing and handling plant in Indonesia and bridges, roads and other infrastructure works related to the project. Role includes advising on the procurement structure and drafting and negotiating the EPC contract for the plant and the construction contract for the infrastructure works.
  • Advised an international contractor on the contract administration of the Petronas lube base oil and hydrogen unit project in Malacca, Malaysia and the Petronas methanol project in Labuan, Malaysia.
Memberships/Directorships
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • Member, Law Society of Singapore