Alecia Pienaar
Alecia Pienaar is Counsel in our Corporate & Commercial practice, advising on specialised environmental law matters in various corporate and industrial sectors.
About Alecia
About Alecia
Alecia joined CDH in 2016 as candidate attorney and was appointed as Associate in 2018. She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2021. In 2022, Alecia joined the Private Markets team at Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa, and rejoined CDH in 2023 as Counsel.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, North West University, Potchefstroom
- LLM, University of Cape Town
- Certificate of Competence in Climate Change & Energy Law, University of Witwatersrand
- Certificate of Completion in Finance, Contracts & Risk Mitigation for Private Power Investment in Africa, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business
Languages
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
About Alecia
Alecia joined CDH in 2016 as candidate attorney and was appointed as Associate in 2018. She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2021. In 2022, Alecia joined the Private Markets team at Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa, and rejoined CDH in 2023 as Counsel.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, North West University, Potchefstroom
- LLM, University of Cape Town
- Certificate of Competence in Climate Change & Energy Law, University of Witwatersrand
- Certificate of Completion in Finance, Contracts & Risk Mitigation for Private Power Investment in Africa, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business
Languages
- Afrikaans
- English
Experience
Conducting environmental, regulatory and health and safety due diligence investigations in respect of entities operating or providing services in various C&I sectors.
Advising IPPs on bid readiness and participating in bid preparation for renewable and non-renewable projects in the REIPPPP and RMIPPPP.
Preparing REIPPPP and RMIPPPP bid requirement environmental legal opinions for solar, wind and gas facilities.
Preparing legal opinions and advising clients on all aspects of environmental law, including regulation of air quality, water, biodiversity, waste management, climate change, and contaminated land.
Reviewing and assisting clients with environmental and other regulatory permits applications.
Assisting clients with administrative appeal and review applications.
Offering advice to clients on specialized environmental areas, including environmental attributes, biodiversity offsets, bioprospecting, greenhouse gas emission reporting and financial provisioning.
News
Recent environmental law developments impacting solar, battery and grid infrastructure projects
Solar PV and BESS projects excluded from environmental authorisation requirements under specified circumstances Over the past couple of years, several initiatives and revisions have...
A snapshot of South Africa’s draft Integrated Resource Plan 2023
Following its release on 4 January 2024, and aiming to garner further public input, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy recently announced the extension of the commenting...
Update on Interim Grid Capacity Allocation Rules: Eskom clarifies guarantee requirements
On 3 November 2023, Eskom hosted a presentation to update industry on the implementation of the Interim Grid Capacity Allocation Rules (IGCAR). As discussed in our previous alert ,...
Eskom publishes Generation Connection Capacity Assessment (2025)
Eskom published its updated Generation Connection Capacity Assessment (2025) (GCCA) at the end of October 2023.
Eskom’s grid allocation rules: On your marks, ready, set, halt!
The national grid, which facilitates the conveyance of electricity between points of generation and offtake, is a pivotal piece of South Africa’s energy infrastructure. Owing to the...
Expertise
Corporate & Commercial Law
Our strong legal team is well versed in legislative matters and provides support across all commercial disciplines.
Environmental Law
We provide skilled and practical advice in this specialised field of law.
Agriculture, Aquaculture & Fishing
We use our expertise across our disciplines to support our clients' growth and sustainability in the agriculture, aquaculture, and fishing sectors.
Mining & Minerals
We help our clients navigate legal and administrative complexities in this key economic sector.
Insurance Law
Our lawyers combine detailed knowledge of the law with a commercial awareness of the industry.