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Mel Chan

Mel Chan regularly advises sponsors, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, export credit agencies and commercial banks on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular emphasis on Asia Pacific. Her experience spans across the oil & gas, refining and petrochemicals, power and infrastructure sectors. She has worked on numerous first-of-a-kind projects, and has handled multiple complex multi-source financings and blended finance transactions. She also has extensive experience on ECA-backed financings. Mel is a member of the Clifford Chance Global Energy Transition Initiative. Her focus is on renewables, carbon capture, green fuels and clean hydrogen/ammonia. · Clifford Chance

SingaporeProject Finance, Energy & InfrastructureMandarin, Cantonese, English

About

Mel Chan is a partner at Clifford Chance in Singapore, advising sponsors, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, and commercial banks on financing of energy and infrastructure projects in Asia Pacific. Her experience spans oil & gas, refining and petrochemicals, power, and infrastructure, with a focus on renewables, carbon capture, green fuels, and clean hydrogen/ammonia.

Practice areas

Project FinanceEnergy & InfrastructureRenewable EnergyOil & GasCarbon Capture and StorageClean Hydrogen

Office

Expertise

Oil & GasPetrochemicalsPowerInfrastructureRenewable EnergyCarbon Capture and StorageGreen FuelsClean Hydrogen

Education

  • University of Oxford (BA Economics and Management) 2009
  • BPP Law School (Graduate Diploma in Law) 2010
  • University of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Certificates in Law) 2011

Admissions

  • Hong Kong - Solicitor (2014)
  • England & Wales - Solicitor (2023)

Languages

MandarinCantoneseEnglish