Nipun Sharma

Nipun Sharma

Associate Partner | New Delhi

Regulatory & Policy, Dispute Resolution, and Projects, Energy & Infrastructure
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+91 11 6638 7000
nipun.sharma@hsalegal.com
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About

Nipun Sharma is an Associate Partner in the Regulatory & Policy practice group with over 9 years of experience in Dispute Resolution, Regulatory Law, Arbitration, and Commercial Litigation. She has advised and represented leading players in the power sector, including generating and distribution companies, on complex regulatory issues such as tariff determination and disputes arising from power purchase agreements. She has extensive experience managing high-stakes arbitrations for Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), particularly in infrastructure-related disputes arising from LSTK and supply contracts. Her practice also includes advising on contractual law, consumer protection, intellectual property, real estate, and employment law. Her advocacy spans forums including Electricity Regulatory Commissions, APTEL, various High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India. Nipun is a graduate of Miranda House, University of Delhi, with a degree in Political Science (Hons.), and holds a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi. She also earned an LL.M. in Corporate Law from National Law University, Raipur.

Expertise

  • Regulatory & Policy
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Projects, Energy & Infrastructure

Representative matters

  • Renew Power Limited
On representing before the Supreme Court and the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the issue of Generation Based Incentive (GBI).
  • Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited
On representing before the Supreme Court, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity and Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission in relation to disputes of Change in Law and Force Majeure Events, including the issue of Deemed Availability Charges.
  • Emergent Solren Pvt. Ltd. 
On representing before Supreme Court in relation to the issue of SGD Notification being a change in law event.
  • Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
On representing before the Supreme Court in relation to determination of tariff and its components.
  • Megasolis Renewables Pvt. Ltd.
On representing before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission relation to Change in law event on account of introduction of working group committee report 2022 - reactive power compensation.
  • SolarOne Energy Pvt. Ltd.
On representing before the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and Karnataka High Court in relation to the issue of retention of connectivity at sub-stations Gadag & Koppal.