Philipp Munzinger is the Cluster Coordinator/Programme Director of the GIZ Energy Support Programme (ESP). Philipp builds on more than ten years of experience in advising government bodies and industries on climate and sustainable energy policy, technology transfer and capacity building programs in various countries. Philipp holds a BSc. in Environmental Economics and Business Management and a MSc. in Environmental Sciences (Energy Economics). Prior to Vietnam, Philipp worked in various GIZ positions on climate and energy in the Philippines, Indonesia and Germany.

Mr. Sven Ernedal is the Chief Technical Advisor for the GIZ Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project in Viet Nam since 2018 and the Project Manager of the “EU-Vietnam Energy Facility” project, co-financed by the EU and by the Federal Republic of Germany, during the period 2018-2021. He is responsible for the overall management, planning and implementation of all activities and for the cooperation with international and local partners and he provides policy advisory support in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency. He was the International Coordinator, Secretariat of the Viet Nam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) from June 2021 to June 2022. He is currently leading the Offshore Wind Development Task Force under the VEPG Technical Working Group 2 on Renewable Energy.
Prior to Vietnam, Sven worked as Programme Director of the GIZ Sustainable Energy Project in Tanzania for five years and as Programme Director for the GIZ Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programmes in Mongolia for six years. Earlier, he worked both as the EU Co-Director for the EU-China Energy and Environment Programme and as First Secretary in the Cooperation Section of the EU Delegation in China. Sven holds a MSc degree in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. He speaks Swedish, English, German and basic Mandarin. 

Markus rejoined the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency project in July 2019 as the Team leader of Energy Efficiency for the 4E project. He is now also the Project Director of SGREEE. Markus is an expert in energy supply and –services. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in the municipal and industrial energy sector. Before joining GIZ in 2019, Markus was the Technical Manager of a municipal energy and water supplier in Germany. As Technical Manager Markus led a team of 40 employees and was responsible for the technical, regulatory and commercial management of all grids and facilities in the sectors electricity, natural gas, water, and heat. Simultaneously, Markus was the CEO of IPTro (Industry Park Troisdorf GmbH), an industrial energy service company, which is focused on energy management and energy control solutions. From 2016 to 2017 he worked already as Head of Component- Energy Efficiency for GIZ and implemented EE-activities like the Energy Efficiency Network approach, Improvement of the energy efficiency database, Energy Audit review and the Energy Efficiency Award 2017. Markus holds a German diploma in plant engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld.

Nathan joined the Energy Support Programme in Vietnam in November 2020. As Project Director for three projects: Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Viet Nam (BEM), Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) and Project Development Programme (PDP), he is responsible for the overall management, planning and implementation of activities and for close cooperation with international and local partners. As an attorney with extensive regulatory experience, Nathan also provides legal-regulatory support in the areas of energy & related environmental issues.

Prior to Vietnam, Nathan served as Team Leader of the Global Energy Transformation Programme (GET.transform) based in Germany, and as Deputy Project Director & Head of Regulation for the GIZ Sustainable Energy Project & GIZ Support to Water Sector Development Project in Tanzania. Previously, Nathan worked as a licensed attorney in the U.S., with leading private law firms and law & policy organizations.  Nathan holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in the U.S., and is a native English speaker.

Chi Mai is the Team leader of Renewable Energy Component.
Before joining GIZ Viet Nam, Chi Mai worked for international development organizations (Oxfam, UNDP...) dealing with social issues, namely anti-human trafficking and civil society in Viet Nam. Working in the development sector enables Chi Mai to deal with different social classes and topics; and thus enriches her life experiences. Besides, working in GIZ helps her to contribute to the development of Viet Nam, both at the macro and micro levels. Chi Mai earned a MSc in Economics from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria. She also got a BSc in French from the National University of Hanoi.

Le Thoa is the Team Leader of Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Viet Nam Project (BEM) and Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS). She has more than 20 years of working in the energy sector. Before GIZ Viet Nam, Le Thoa worked for several international development organizations including USAID, ADB, UNEP, and SNV, and for state-management authorities within the Ministry of Industry and Trade in renewable energy. She has extensive experience in developing policies, mechanism and providing technical support for renewable energy programs in Viet Nam. She holds a Master of Science degree in energy economics and planning and a Ph.D. in economic management.

Anh Mai is the Finance & Admin Manager of the ESP. She is in charge of leading the Programme’s Finance & Admin Team, which includes financial controlling, accounting, procurement management and administration. 

Before GIZ, she worked in similar management roles for JICA, Swisscontact, APCO Worldwide, Winrock International, Agriteam Canada and PATH Vietnam. She has extensive experience in the development sector and in projects supported by international donors, as well as experience working with governmental partners at national and local levels. She graduated from the Hanoi National Economic University with a Bachelor of Economic – Banking & Finance, before pursuing a Master of Business and Administration at the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand).

Tung has more than 14 years of working experience, he learnt and accumulated the transferrable skills in both finance and accounting field by experiencing the supervisory finance and accounting positions in various companies operating in different industries. The international companies he worked include KPMG Limited, KPMG Advisory Limited and Samsung Display Vietnam Limited. He graduated from the Foreign Trade University in July 2008 and became the member of CPA Australia and CPA Vietnam in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Thomas Krohn is a Project & Portfolio Manager driving forward the Energy Support Programme‘s  (ESP) ambitions on agricultural PV (APV, SHRIMPS), bioenergy (BEM), as well as on ASEAN‘s energy transition (CASE). Next to his operational activities, Mr. Krohn is functioning as ESP’s focal point for digitalization. Before his assignment in Vietnam, Mr. Krohn completed GIZ’s Young Professionals Programme, with assignments at BMZ in Berlin, SEforALL in Vienna & GIZ in Abuja. Mr. Krohn holds a master’s degree in Energy Engineering & Management and spent time studying and working in Beijing, Taipei & Hong Kong.

 

Henri Wasnick joined the Energy Support Programme in February 2022 as a Technical Advisor for the Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency project. Previously Henri Wasnick was the Senior Advisor for Renewable Energy at the Institute of Energy (IE), a branch of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). The IE acts as a think tank and service provider in the fast-growing energy market of Vietnam and is a key partner of the Energy Support Programme.

He is an economist with a strong background in renewable energy and 12 years of industrial- and project experience and track record in the wind energy sector and was developing and heading a department of a wind project developer and manufacturer of wind power turbines in Germany. He also worked for a Swedish company in the renewable energy sector in a management position.

Christoph Luerssen joined the Energy Support Programme (ESP) in Viet Nam as technical advisor for the Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) project in February 2021. He holds a Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore (NUS) for which conducted his research on energy storage for solar-powered cooling applications at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS). In parallel, he gathered hands-on experience as entrepreneur in the rooftop solar industry in Indonesia. Christoph’s interests include various technical and economic topics concerning solar energy, energy storage and cooling applications as well as exploration of strategies to enable clean energy transition in developing economies in ASEAN. 

Mr. Dungz is a Project Officer of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project. His main tasks are providing technical support for the effective implementation of the Renewable Energy component and designing and implementing capacity building training programmes in the field of renewable energy for public and private sectors.

Prior to joining GIZ, Mr Dungz has had long-term experiences in Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation as a researcher at the Institute of Energy. Additionally, he also earned in-depth experiences in policy-making process and activity organization to promote technology innovation in industries and sectors during his employment with different agencies under the Ministry of Science and Technology. Mr. Dungz holds a Master in Power System Management from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT-Thailand).

Tung’s main function is to ultimately coordinate with mutual key stakeholders to develop Vietnam energy information system (VEIS) which provide relevant, timely and high-quality energy data and statistic to policy makers, data providers, economic agents, development partners and the broader public. In his capacity, he provides technical inputs and supports to execution bodies in the term of capacity building, institutional, data & statistic and data management system.By joining GIZ Vietnam, Tung could deploy his expertise effectively in the energy and research & monitoring fields thanks to his practical experience working in both private and development sectors as well as extensive knowledge in his previous studies in various training & educational programs including  MBA at Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand) and chemical engineering at Hanoi University of Technology

Trang is a team member of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (4E) Project/EU – MOIT/GIZ Energy Support Programme, mainly focusing on Energy Efficiency Capacity Development. 
Trang holds a Master's Degree in Engineering from the Hamburg University of Technology and is also a MOIT Certified Energy Auditor. She has more than 10 years of working in Energy Efficiency and Energy Management within the private sector and Alternative Fuels & Raw Material in the cement industry in Vietnam. She has held various positions, including project consultant, project manager, business development manager. Her passion is to promote Energy Efficiency as an Energy Resource for sustainable business & society. 

Thuy joint the ESP in April 2020 and will be responsible for the implementation of capacity building measures with a focus on Renewable Energy, Energy Access, Energy Database, and Sector Reform within the 4E project. Thuy gained her Master's Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor's Degree of Law specialized in Commercial and International Law from Law University of Hanoi. Before joining 4E/ESP, Thuy worked for various Government institutions including the Legal Department of the Commission of Management of State Capital at Enterprises; EVN Legal Department and ERAV Legal Department.

Hai has started working for the ESP in March 2021 as a Project Officer. Her focus will be on capacity building to related stakeholders and supporting in the development of legal framework for RE uptake. Before joining 4E/ESP, Hai has intensive experiences in sustainable energy policies and strengthening stakeholder engagement and public participatory. She used to work as a Research Program Coordinator and RE focal point for a local NGO, Green Innovation and Development Centre. Then, she served as a Communication and Administration Assistance for The Energy Change Institute, The Australian National University in 2019. Also, she continued her career as an Independent Energy Researcher for different energy projects. Hai holds a Master’s degree in Energy Change from The Australian National University, Australia and a Bachelor in Economics from the National Economics University, Vietnam.

Nguyen Phuong Thao joined the Energy Support Programme (ESP) in September 2018. She is currently working as Project Officer for the joint Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (4E) and EU-Vietnam Energy Facility (EVEF) Project as well as a member of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) Secretariat. 

Before joining GIZ, Thao was an expert on ASEAN-related issues. She worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam for 9 years in several positions; among them being a placement in the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta where she gained experience in intergovernmental coordination and negotiation. Thao holds a Master’s Degree in International Business from the University of Sydney, Australia and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business English from Hanoi Foreign Trade University, Vietnam. Thao speaks English, Vietnamese and Standard Mandarin (basic).

Cao Le Thu Trang joined the Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) project as a Project Officer in August 2021. Before joining GIZ, Trang had the 12-year working experience in both Vietnam and Europe, in which she worked closely with regulatory bodies, local and central authorities, investors, project developers EPC contractors, commercial banks, financial institutions, research centres, academic institutions, local and international development agencies. She holds a Master’s Degree in Policy analysis, strategic management in the public and non-profit sector from Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Germany.
Thu Trang hopes that with her deep knowledge and understanding of policy and regulatory framework of renewable energy and energy efficiency, particularly rooftop solar, she could contribute to the clean energy transition in Vietnam.
 

Ha Phan joined the Energy Support Programme (ESP) in Viet Nam as project officer for the CIRTS project in December 2021. He holds a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in 2019 and a Master's degree in electrical engineering for sustainable development from Arts et Métiers Paristech, France in 2021. His research interests include electrical power system analysis, renewable energy forecasting techniques and energy management for e-mobility. He hopes to find solutions for existing issues of Vietnam power grids concerning renewable energy integration.

Before joining GIZ, he has experienced 10 years working for state-managament authorities within MOIT in the field of energy and electricity (i.e: Electricity Regulatory of Viet Nam – ERAV, General Directorate of Energy – GDE, Eletricity and Renewable Energy Authority – EREA). He has been working in various managemental positions i.e Deputy Director of Center for Training and Consultancy, Deputy Director of Planning Department, Deputy Director of Center of Consultancy, Training, Information of Electricity and Renewable energy. Thus, he has strong and in-detph background on MOIT, enery and electricity sector, especially legal system, national and provincial power development plan, technical design of electricity constructing projects. He has Bachelor degree of Power system engineering from HUST and a Master degree of Sustainable Electrical power from Brunel University – West London, United Kingdom.

Minh holds a bachelor’s degree in Heat and Refrigeration field at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology and a master’s degree at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan at natural products. He had more than seven years of working in the development sector, partly Heat Energy and Environment. He worked as a Renewable Advisor in the Netherlands Development Organization SNV and Biomass and Boiler Consultant in the GERES organization and gained experience in different energy projects, including improved cookstove, biogas, biomass, solar pumping, boiler, and heat equipment. With his education background and extensive experience, Minh hopes that he will contribute to the solutions for biomass projects in Vietnam.
 

Ms. Tran Vu Diem Hang holds a Barchelor’s degree in English linguistics and a Master’s Degree in Climate Change at Vietnam National University. She had nearly twenty years of working in the development sector, particularly the environment and energy. She worked as a Verification specialist on Result – based Water and Sanitation program for the World Bank, supply chain specialist in the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) and recently as Project Manager of Multi Actor Partnership toward 100% Renewable Energy for implementing NDC in Green Innovation and Development Center (GreenID). She participates in program design, communication, capacity building, monitoring, and policy advocacy through the implementation of various environmental and energy projects. With her educational background and diverse experience, Hang hopes to contribute to solutions for biomass projects in Vietnam and GIZ’s ESP program.

Tam Do has started working for the ESP in July 2021 as a Project Officer of the Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Vietnam (BEM) Project. Her focus will be on capacity building to related stakeholders and supporting in the development of legal framework for bioenergy projects. Before joining GIZ Viet Nam, Tam worked for multicultural firms (Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd, WWF-Vietnam, ...) on environmental engineering, climate diplomacy, manufacturing and mining sector, and now specialises in the renewable energy sector. Tam is a passionate professional with eight years of experience in compliance and regulatory requirements, government engagement and market analysis. Tam earned a Master of Public Policy from School of Public Policy and Management, Fulbright University Vietnam, and BSc on Geology from Vietnam National University. She is the EnerTracks Energy Transition Fellow at Agora Energiewende, Smart Energy for Europe Platform (SEFEP) GmbH.

Ta Quang Hung joined the ESP on Sep 2020 as the Senior Project Officer for the Project Clean Affordable and Secure Energy for South East Asia (CASE). His main job is to implement the Project in Vietnam and at the same time act as a contact person connecting domestic partners with the Project's Office in Thailand.

Hung joined the ESP from Truong Thanh Vietnam Group JSC, a project developer of wind and solar energy, where he worked as Deputy Director of Renewable Energy since 2018. Previously, he worked for Action on Poverty,  CARE International and East meets West Foundation since 2010. Hung holds a BA in International Economics and a Master of Development Studies from the University of Melbourne.

Nghiem Thi Ngoan joined the Energy Support Program in July 2022, she is working as a Project Officer for Clean Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) project.  Her main job is to provide technical inputs and assistance to project activities in Vietnam. Before GIZ, Ms. Ngoan spent some time working as a market research department manager at Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI). She was responsible for energy markets in Vietnam and Asia Pacific area. Prior to joining VPI, she worked at the Institute of Energy Science (IES), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, where she gained experience in energy demand forecast, optimizing the development of Vietnam’s energy system with consideration to national security, sustainable development, and master plans of electrical power system development at a provincial level in Vietnam. Ms. Ngoan holds an MBA from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST). She graduated with an engineering degree from the HUST, majoring in energy economics in 2009.

Mr. Truong Kien Trung joined GIZ in August 2021 as Programme Officer for Language Support Service and Knowledge Management. He is responsible for coordinating the technical works of the in-house translator team of the Energy Support Programme (ESP) and the external translation and interpretation services as well as the technical works of the ESP knowledge management officers.Trung has extensive experience within multiple industries with a focus on project management and program coordination. He has almost 10 years experience working on development projects for both governmental offices and non-governmental organizations and he also worked for 2 years as Senior Project Manager for an Indian company supplying equipment for hydropower projects in Vietnam. Trung graduated as a Water environment engineer from Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and acquired a Graduate Diploma on Public Health from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.

Hoa graduated from Hanoi University of Science and Technology and passed various roles during his working 16 years but mainly as: Head of Electrical Department in EPC coal fired power project management boards (Uong Bi 1x300MW, Vung Ang 2x600MW, Song Hau 2x600MW); Project Officer/ Technical engineer in charge of technical/ bidding works for several substation projects (Vung Ang 220kV, Song Hau/ Long Phu 500kV) and other industrial projects. His past experience is focusing on the power project management works, electrical design review, bidding works. Hoa joined the MOIT/GIZ Energy Support Programme from 1^st November 2018.

Bich Phuong joined GIZ on October 1st 2020 as National Intern for the Energy Efficiency component of the 4E project. She is currently in her 2nd year of a Master’s Degree in International Material Flow Management offered by the Trier University of Applied Sciences in Germany. Before that, she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and worked in Azbil Corporation in Japan, focusing on building automation system and ESCO business. She hopes to gain valuable experiences and insights of the energy market while contributing to the sustainable development of Vietnam via her work in GIZ.