Energy


Driven by our clients’ business goals, we have established a reputation for advising on the most challenging and first-of-their-kind projects in the market. Our lawyers started assisting industry clients back in the 1990s, advising on the establishment of the first joint ventures for the exploration and production of oil & gas, as well as on landmark privatisations of electricity distribution companies and the reconstruction of combined heat and power plants.

300+

PROJECTS TO DATE

Top-ranked in Energy Ukrainian Law Firms 2021

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General info

Sayenko Kharenko handles the full spectrum of energy-related transactions and issues.

  • M&A transactions (acquisition and sale of oil & gas, electricity distribution and energy generation companies)
  • Exploration and production (leases and production-sharing agreements, joint operating agreements)
  • Licencing and ownership rights
  • Construction of power plants
  • Regulatory and compliance issues
  • Finance matters
  • Merger clearances and other aspects of competition law
  • Litigation and international arbitration

Renewable energy focus

The need to diversify energy resources and to decrease Ukraine’s dependency on energy imports has driven the development of the alternative energy sector in Ukraine. In the past few years, we have advised a number of foreign investors on the legal nuances and local practicalities of investments into Ukraine’s renewable energy sector. This has included, inter alia, the application of “green tariffs” and other tax incentives, licencing and regulatory issues, financing of wind energy, solar energy, and waste-to-energy projects.

State and private energy, oil and gas companies, leading financial and multilateral institutions, commercial and investment banks, and potential foreign investors all rely on our deep understanding of complexities and implications of the global trends the sector is facing. Our roster of industry-leading clients includes Alter Energy Group, Burisma, Cadogan Petroleum, Contour Global, DTEK, Eco Energy Scandinavia, Energoatom, Euratom, JKX Oil & Gas, Mercuria Energy Group, MND Exploration and Production, Naftogaz, Regal Petroleum, Ukrtransnafta, and others.

Energy Brochure

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Recognition

Top-ranked in Energy
The Legal 500, 2026

Recognised among the leading firms in Project Development
IFLR1000, 2025

Leader in Energy
Ukrainian Law Firms 2025, Top 50 Law Firms 2022 (Yurydychn Practyka)

Band 3 in Energy
Chambers Europe 2022

European energy and infrastructure deal of the year
The Lawyer European Awards 2019

Shortlisted for the "Energy Law Firm of the Year"
Legal Awards 2021, Yurydychn Practyka

Media & Insight Energy

30 March 2026

News

Олександр ДругАнтон КоробейніковІгор ЛозенкоАнжела МахіноваМаксим НазаренкоОлександр Ніколайчик
Sayenko Kharenko once again achieves full practice recognition in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
09 March 2026
Наталія Гутаревич
Amendments in the Energy Markets Regulation
02 February 2026
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Legislative initiatives and key events in the field of subsoil use
09 January 2026

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Максим НазаренкоНаталія ГутаревичСергій ПротивеньАліна ДанилейкоВладислав БандровськийОльга Кирюша
Eight Sayenko Kharenko lawyers have been elected to the Ukrainian Bar Association Committee Councils
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