With over 20 years of experience in Australia, the Middle East and Central Europe, I assist clients in navigating the development, procurement, construction and operation of critical infrastructure projects. Usually these projects include a private/project financing element.

I pride myself on the ability to assist clients to identify and manage risks, and to manage the linkages between the various transaction documents. Clients also value the breadth and depth of my legal knowledge, tenacity and commercial acumen. My clients include sponsors, banks, contractors, engineering firms and government entities.

Clients say “Simon Harvey is always available for support, seven days a week. Always positive and always supporting.” Legal 500, 2020.

Career highlights

• Renewable Power Generation and Storage: Advising developers or financiers on the development and/or financing of numerous renewable energy projects, including the Quorn Park Hybrid Project, Girgarre Solar Farm, Lake Bonney Wind Farm and Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm, and internationally, the Tutly Solar Farm, MKAT Solar Farm, Akadyr Solar Farm, NOMAD Solar Farm, Saran Solar Farm, Hawa Akkar Wind Farm, Mafraq PV Project etc. Advising on a bid for the acquisition of a stand-alone Australian BESS project structured as a tolling arrangement and advising a developer on its bid for revenue (CFD and revenue share) agreements for the Big Canberra Battery BESS project in the ACT. Advising on EPC, O&M or BOP arrangements, including drafting standard forms for an international developer, advising on the O&M arrangements for the Bungala 1 and 2 Solar Projects, Collinsville Solar Project, Kidston Solar Project and Oakey Solar Project
• Transmission: Advising on the Network REZolution consortium bid (advising the intended operator) for the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone PPP in NSW. Advising on EPC and related aspects of a bid by Vision Invest and Elia Group for the Project Lightning offshore transmission project (ADNOC, Abu Dhabi). Advising the Scheme Financial Vehicle on REZ arrangements in NSW.
• Water Desalination and Treatment: Advising the sponsors on the development and financing of the 300,000 m³ per day Ghubrah III Independent Water Plant and advising sponsors on the 100,000 m³ per day Barka V IWP. Advising on a confidential water pipeline in regional NSW (current). Advising on the financing of the expansion of the Al Saja'a wastewater treatment plant.
• PPP: Advising equity, contractors or government on the Newcastle Mater Hospital PPP project, HQJOC PPP Project, Saudi Schools Infrastructure Public Private Partnership Programme – Wave 1, Abu Dhabi Housing PPP and Bahrain Social Housing PPP Project.
• Other natural resources: Advising the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group on the development of the Koorangang Island Coal Export Terminal. Advising lenders on the Avebury nickel mine and advising lenders on the Keyelekera (Malawi) uranium mine and production facility. Advising N.V. Besix on the development, construction, financing and ownership of a landfill gas-to-energy facility located at Al Qusais Landfill in Dubai.

• MinterEllison appoints Simon Harvey as Partner in Infrastructure, Construction and Property practice
  

  MinterEllison has appointed Simon Harvey as a Partner in its Infrastructure, Construction and Property (ICP) practice, based in the Sydney office.

• MinterEllison 2023 report finds investor confidence in renewable assets
  

  Investors to increase holdings in Australian renewable assets with NSW most attractive location.

  
  
• Tendering for generation and storage in New South Wales
  

  AEMO Services has initiated the tender process for Round 1 of the NSW electricity infrastructure tenders under the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Investment Roadmap (the Roadmap), being 2,500 GWh of annual generation and 600MW of long duration storage. We provide a guide for developers looking to bid for projects that would either connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone or to the existing grid.

• Powering the energy transition: A renewable energy update
  

  The Commonwealth Government has announced a major expansion to the Capacity Investment Scheme, which follows a year of significant changes in renewable energy policy across Australia.

• Making offshore wind a reality in Australia
  

  Offshore wind has a role to play in Australia's energy transition. In addition, its potential market of 20 gigawatts or more provides potential economic and employment opportunities associated with the billions of dollars of local capital expenditure required for that development.

• Access rights and LTESA for NSW Renewable Energy Zone projects
  

  AEMO's draft model term sheets for generation Long-Term Energy Service Agreements (LTESAs) and Project Development Agreements (PDAs) have important implications for projects in NSW Renewable Energy Zones.

• Australian renewables investment breaking records as optimism surges
  

  Confidence in the Australian renewable energy story has never been higher. Developed in collaboration with Mergermarket, we canvassed the opinions of 100 active domestic and international renewable energy investors to gauge their views on the investment opportunities, trends and challenges in Australia.