Emma France

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Emma France advises on contractual arrangements and regulatory issues relating to the development, construction, financing, acquisition, and transfer of projects in France, Europe, and Africa. Her practice is particularly focused on the energy (conventional and renewable), mining, transportation, water, and telecom sectors.

Before joining Jones Day in 2024, Emma worked for international law firms in Paris and London and advised on the development, financing, and construction of a 390 MW cogeneration power project in the Ivory Coast; on a road tolling concession in Gambia; on the financing of a 147 MW hydropower plant on the Ruzizi River, which crosses Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Rwanda; and on multiple solar projects.

She also has written several articles and publications on energy and mining laws.

Experience

  • Consortium of senior creditors finance Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Visé, BelgiumJones Day advised a consortium of senior creditors comprised of Belfius Bank NV/SA, BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, and CaixaBank S.A. on the provision of debt financing for the development and construction of a 150 MW/600 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Visé, Belgium.
  • EAAIF, FMO, and DEG finance AXIAN Energy's solar power plant project in region of Kolda in SenegalJones Day advised The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) and the Nederlandse Financierings Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO), acting as co-mandated lead arrangers, alongside Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG) in connection with a €84 million loan provided to AXIAN Energy to finance a 60 MW solar energy and 72 MWh energy storage system in Senegal.
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