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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP are most popular: within Energy and Natural Resources, Transport and Environment topic(s) Asia power demand is expected to grow again in 2026, as digital and industrial activity accelerates.The region also faces an increase in both extreme weather and geopolitical uncertainty, both exerting their own pressures on energy security, supply, pricing and policy.

Asia power demand is expected to grow again in 2026, as digital and industrial activity accelerates.The region also faces an increase in both extreme weather and geopolitical uncertainty, both exerting their own pressures on energy security, supply, pricing and policy. "The massive increase in data centre investment has triggered the need for advances within the energy industry itself in order to better manage power demand," said Partner and Head of Energy Sector, Anthony Patten.

Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Mitsui & Co., Ltd. on low-carbon offtake and related CCS arrangements for the Blue Point low-carbon ammonia project in Louisiana, USA. The Blue Point project is being developed by a joint venture between and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and its partners CF Industries and JERA Co., Inc., and will establish the world's largest low-carbon ammonia production facility, with an annual production capacity of approximately 1.4 million metric tons.