Raad Hamza Awad The law applicable to international renewable energy contracts

The renewable energy contract is a modern type of contract that requires specific provisions regarding its conclusion, execution, termination, and the applicable law. This is due to the complex nature of renewable energy contracts, which involve a main contract and subsequent contracts referred to as implementation and execution contracts. There has been a dispute in both legal theory and jurisprudence regarding the legal nature of renewable energy contracts, which affects the determination of the applicable law based on the nature of these contracts. On one hand, there is a disagreement about the applicable law for the implementation and execution contracts that follow the renewable energy contract. Should the applicable law for the main contract apply to these subsequent contracts, or should another law be sought to govern them in case there is a conflict between the connecting factors of these contracts and the main contract? Based on this, we divided our research into two sections: the first addresses the definition of the renewable energy contract and its legal nature, while the second discusses the applicable law for the renewable energy contract. We concluded our research with a conclusion that included the most important findings and recommendations we reached. Keyword: renewable energy contract, applicable law, main contract, subsequent contracts.