Richard Khoo Boo Hin

Personal

Richard is the lead partner of the firm’s Projects & Infrastructure practice and co-heads the Energy practice.

Richard acts for a range of stakeholders in relation to end-to-end project development in various industries, from large-scale social, transport and utilities infrastructure to commercial and residential developments. He has particular expertise in the energy sector, having been involved in major projects for energy production and generation, supply and storage, and consumption, and is recognised by Asialaw as being “knowledgeable in the power industry”. Richard’s extensive experience with both conventional and renewable energy makes him well-placed to advise clients on energy transition and environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments, including decarbonization, renewable energy projects, and green mobility.

His practice covers a wide range of advisory and drafting services for all stages of the project lifecycle, and he frequently represents clients on complex and interdependent project agreements involving concessions, power purchase, construction (build-only and EPCCs), operations and maintenance, and fuel and utilities supply. Richard also advises on project structuring, tender processes, and project implementation and is viewed by Legal 500 Asia Pacific as “a name to note, particularly for advice on commercial elements of construction projects”.

Publications

- Co-author, “Deep Dive: Malaysia’s National Energy Transition Roadmap”.

- Co-author, “Malaysia’s Energy Transition Roadmap (Part One)”.

- Co-author, “Malaysia’s National Energy Transition Roadmap (Part One)”.

- Co-author, “Malaysian Government Announces Changes to the Green Electricity Tariff Programme”.

- Co-author, “Latest Amendments to Malaysia’s Corporate Green Power Programme”.

- Co-author, “Corporate Virtual Power Purchase Agreements in Malaysia”.

- Co-author, “Malaysia’s Road to Sustainable Energy: New Initiatives Announced.”

- Co-author, Malaysia chapter of The Energy Regulation and Markets Review (11th Edition).

- Co-author, “Malaysia Revises Cross-Border Electricity Framework”.

- Co-author, Malaysia chapter of The Energy Regulation and Markets Review (10th Edition).

- Co-author, “The Future of Cross-Border Electricity Trade in Malaysia”.

- Co-author, “Malaysia’s Total Lockdown: Critical Construction Works Allowed”.

- Co-author, “NEM NOVA Programme: Malaysia Commences Virtual Meter Aggregation”.

- Co-author, “Net Energy Metering 3.0: New Rooftop Solar Initiatives”.

- Co-author, “Covid-19: Administration of Government Contracts Affected by the MCO”.

- Contributor, World Bank’s Doing Business 2020: Benchmarking Infrastructure Development.

- Co-author, “Somewhere over the FIDIC Rainbow”.

- Co-authored the Malaysia chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide: Construction & Engineering Law, 2017.

Co-author, “There’s No Such Thing as a Free Ride”.