Industry & Infrastructure

Mining & Energy

Exploration and mining titles, petroleum contracts, power projects, renewables and environmental compliance.

Cameroon holds significant mineral, hydrocarbon and hydro resources, and the legal framework governing them combines the Mining Code, the Petroleum Code, the Electricity Law and a demanding environmental regime. We advise investors, operators and contractors from licence application through development to decommissioning.

The licence is the beginning

Holding a title is not the same as being able to operate on it. Surface rights, community agreements, environmental permits and local content commitments all have to be secured in parallel, and a gap in any of them can stop a project.

Environmental and social exposure

Lenders and offtakers now diligence environmental and social performance as hard as they diligence title. We build compliance that satisfies both the Cameroonian regulator and international finance standards.

How we help — in concrete terms

  • Exploration permits, mining licences and artisanal authorisation
  • Mining conventions and negotiations with the State
  • Petroleum production sharing and service contracts
  • Power purchase agreements and independent power projects
  • Renewable energy, solar and mini-grid project development
  • Environmental and social impact assessment compliance
  • Local content, community relations and CSR agreements
  • Mining and energy sector disputes

Do you have a matter in this area?

Tell us what has happened and what outcome you need. You will get our view of your position, the realistic options with cost and timeline attached, and a recommendation.

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A first consultation gives you our view of your legal position, the realistic options with their cost and timeline, and a clear recommendation. If you do not need a lawyer, we will say so.

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