Korea Western Power Company Limited (Republic of Korea) v. The Republic of India

The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (as adopted in 1976)


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Korea Western Power Company Limited (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Republic of India (State)
Names of Parties

Shri Satish Kumar, Director (Thermal), Ministry of Power
Ms. Anuradha Thakur, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
Mr. Amit Singla, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs
Ms. S. Divyadharshini, Director, Department of Economic Affairs
Ms. Trishla Singh, Assistant Director, Department of Economic Affairs
Mr. Arpit Mallick, Legal Consultant, Department of Economic Affairs
Shri Vikas Singh, Director, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Shri RJR Kasibhatla, Joint Secretary & Legal Adviser, Department of Legal Affairs
Dr. Kajal, Director, IITA Section, Department of Promotion for Industry & Internal Trade
Shri Avinash Purohit, Legal Officer, L&T Division, Ministry of External Affairs

Case number 2020-06
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Pending
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Oil and gas
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Agreement between The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Promotion And Protection of Investments signed on 26 February 1996 and entered into force on 7 May 1996
Country A: Korea, Republic of
Country B: India

Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) Singapore
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Ms. Jean Kalicki (Presiding Arbitrator)

Prof. Brigitte Stern

Mr. Kaj Hobér

Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Mr. Jae Min Jeon

Mr. Youngwon Yoon

Mr. Jae Hee Kim

Shin & Kim LLC

Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Mr. Anand S. Pathak

Mr. Nabik Syam

Ms. Ramya Raman

Mr. Shivam Dwivedi

Ms. Etisha Srivastav

Ms. Shyra Hoon

P&A LAW OFFICES

(New Delhi, India)

 

Mr. Dany Khayat

Mr. José Caicedo

Mr. Aslan Boucobza

Mayer Brown

Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 29 November 2019
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings Pending
Additional notes -