Francisco Santos Costa
Cuatrecasas
Portugal
Francisco Santos Costa leads Cuatrecasas’ energy transactional and project development practice in Portugal and regularly assists major foreign investors in significant renewable energy transactions. Santos Costa also possesses extensive experience in projects related to decarbonisation and the energy transition. A key client is Onex Renewables, for whom he handled the acquisition from EDP Renewables of a 221 MW onshore wind portfolio.
Dedicated to driving change beyond the firm, Santos Costa frequently speaks and writes on environmental and ESG-related issues. He moderated the panel Renewable Project Development at Energyear Portugal 2024 and co-authored the energy chapter of the publication Environmental Simplex. Santos Costa is also a member of renewables association APREN, an important player in the development of energy policies in the country.