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The global energy transition is driving some of the most significant infrastructure investment in modern history. Behind every large-scale renewable project sits a complex web of financing structures, risk allocation and legal frameworks that make these projects possible.
In this episode of Just Briefly, Sonder Consultants founder Kevin Sinnott sits down with Jamie Guthrie, partner at Gilbert + Tobin, to explore how major renewable energy and infrastructure projects are financed.
Jamie is widely recognised as a leading project finance lawyer, advising lenders, sponsors and investors on complex energy and infrastructure projects across Australia and internationally. In this conversation, he breaks down the realities of financing renewable projects, the risks lawyers must navigate, and how the energy sector is evolving as investment accelerates globally.
The discussion also explores the practical mechanics behind project finance, the challenges of delivering large-scale renewable infrastructure, and what the future of energy investment may look like over the next decade.
In this episode we discuss:
• How Jamie first moved into energy and infrastructure law
• What project finance lawyers actually do on renewable energy deals
• The biggest risks lenders and investors consider
• The key differences between financing traditional infrastructure and renewable projects
• The biggest bottlenecks slowing renewable development today
• Advice for lawyers interested in building a career in energy and infrastructure
• Predictions for the future of global energy investment
Watch the full conversation below.
