Inga Masiza

Inga Masiza is a Trainee Associate at ENS in the Project Development and Project Finance practice. Her primary practice area is Infrastructure Law, with specialisation within the renewable energy sector and a particular focus on wind and photovoltaic (PV) projects.

She has developed specialisation in the drafting and review of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) contracts, as well as Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contracts and project service agreements. She frequently provides guidance to lenders, project sponsors and contractors, covering every facet of construction law, with expertise encompassing infrastructure, renewable energy and mining.

Her experience includes advising on energy, infrastructure and mining projects across South Africa. Her practice centres on the drafting and negotiation of EPC contracts, construction management agreements and related project documents for large-scale renewable energy facilities, particularly utility-scale solar PV projects ranging from 75 MW to 300 MW in capacity. She also advises on ancillary agreements.

She regularly undertakes due diligence on behalf of commercial lenders in project finance transactions, reporting on the terms and risk allocation of EPC contracts, O&M agreements, bonds, lender direct agreements and other construction-related agreements across solar PV, wind, battery energy storage and mining projects.

She holds an LLB from the University of Witwatersrand and is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.