Team
ACCEPT II Core Team
Beni Suryadi
Project Manager, Senior Researcher
Expertise
Energy professional with 13+ years of experience in managing programs and conducting research on energy and climate change, supporting the governments of 10 countries in Southeast Asia to build climate-friendly energy sector development under the ASEAN Ministers on Energy overview.
Currently leading energy partnerships with the U.S., Russia, China, India, Norway, and international development agencies, overseeing multimillion projects’ portfolios, including the ASEAN Energy and Climate Change Project (ACCEPT); the first integrated official project that addressed the regional emissions reduction from the energy sector, endorsed by the ASEAN Ministers on Energy, and now extended into the ACCEPT Phase 2: 2022-2026.
A Non-Resident Fellow, The Energy for Growth, Washington, D.C. United States of America; Steering Committee of Global Consortium on Power System Transformation (G-PST), Core Member of Green Grid Initiative Asia-Pacific Working Group, Advisory Board of AGENCE FRANÇAISE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT (AFD) Indonesia, and former Sustainability Advisory Council of PT Aplikasi Karya Anak Bangsa (GO-JEK).
Quotes
Climate Change Serious!
Project Manager, Senior Researcher
Aldilla Noor Rakhiemah
Senior Research Analyst
Expertise
A transition to clean energy is an investment to our future.
Aldilla joined the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) as Senior Officer of Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage where she also leads research for the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) as Senior Research Analyst. She manages and executes the implementation and coordination work of ACCEPT and aim to expands the project portfolio across Southeast Asia.
Her main duty is not only to lead research on low carbon energy in ASEAN region towards a net zero future, but also to lead information sharing on energy and climate nexus among policy makers in the region through capacity building and dissemination events and activities. Her expertise is in energy and climate change nexus, energy policy, energy transition, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). She also has special interest in promoting gender equity in the energy sector.
Prior to joining ASEAN Centre for Energy, she had seven years experience at Pertamina, the Indonesia’s state-owned Energy Company. She holds an MSc in Geography from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and a BA in Economics from Airlangga University, Indonesia. She is currently finishing her doctoral degree at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Senior Research Analyst
Indira Pradnyaswari
Associate Research Analyst
Expertise
Zero is what we need to aim for.
Indira joined the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) as an Associate Officer of Modelling and Policy Planning (MPP), where she also involves in the research for the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT).
She supports the project through Op-Eds, Energy Insights, and Poicy Brief report writing. Prior to this, she was involved in ACE’s research project on Innovative Solar PV Utilisation to Support the Green Economic Recovery in ASEAN. She once was a Junior Research Assistant for Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Cornell University. Graduated from Department of Environmental Engineering ITS, she has a great interest on doing research related to climate change, energy, environmental, and sustainability issues.
Associate Research Analyst
Zharen Febriza
Administration and Finance Officer
Expertise
We feel, we see, and we heard the climate is change. The future is today and we are responsible to create a new mechanism to avoid the worst impact of the climate change.
Zharen obtained her BA in accounting from the Trisakti University, Indonesia. Currently, she is the administration and finance officer at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), and a member of the research team for the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT). She supports and assists the team in ensuring the smooth running of the operations and compliance with the rules and procedures. In addition, she leads the preparation of financial reports, which to be submitted to the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs (project donor), project implementing agencies and/or project partners.
Administration and Finance Officer
ACCEPT II Intern
Hein Htet
Intern
Expertise
Let’s make purposeful decisions to ensure our future generations livable environment.
Hein is part of the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) II intern team at the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE). As an intern, he support as the social media team through writing op-ed articles, energy insights, and managing social media channels. He is a post graduate master student of ASEAN Master in Sustainability Management at the Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia and University of Agder in Norway. He has a great interest in Policy planning and the Energy Modeling opportunity to contribute to achieve net-zero ambition and the sustainability goals
Intern
Nuriza Zharifah Arsyanti
Intern
Expertise
Embrace the energy transition; embrace a sustainable future.
Nuriza is part of the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) II intern team at the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE). She is a final-year Industrial Engineering student at Universitas Indonesia. During her studies, she has developed an interest in research studies on Renewable Energy and Net Zero Emissions.
Intern
Bianca Natasha Prasetya
Intern
Expertise
Let’s Make Change for Climate Change
Bianca is part of the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) II intern team at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). She is a final year Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Indonesia. She is active in renewable energy development projects such as micro hydro power plants and solar PVs. On the environmental side, she has experience in calculating global warming potential using the life cycle assessment tool. Leaving no one behind, she has educated communities through capacity building and E-learning modules development on climate. She has also been chosen in an international forum as the delegate in ASIAN Students Environment Platform (ASEP) 2022.
Intern
Thant Thura Zan
Intern
Expertise
Transitioning to just and sustainable energy: our climate’s hope
Thant Thura Zan is a determined individual currently pursuing a dual MBA/MSc in Sustainability Management from Gadjah Mada University and the University of Agder which is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With a passion for green growth and purpose-driven businesses, he has an academic background, including an M. Com degree from Yangon University of Economics, and professional experience as an assistant lecturer and translator. His research and publications on topics like sustainable financing demonstrate his commitment to contributing to the advancement of environmentally and socially responsible practices. His enthusiasm for sustainability and dedication to promoting conscious business practices make him a valuable asset to any organization aiming to create a more sustainable and responsible future.
Intern
Lwin Phone Myat
Intern
Expertise
Sustainability begins with you.
Lwin Phone Myat is an individual committed to becoming an asset in sustainable technologies and green energy development for the march towards a carbon-neutral society.
Intern
NUPI
Indra Overland
Research Professor
Expertise
Indra Overland is Research Professor and Head of the Center for Energy Studies at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He started working on Southeast Asia in 1992 and has since worked as a long-term political observer in Cambodia for the Joint International Observer Group (JIOG) and done field-based research in Indonesia and Myanmar. In 2016 he was a Visiting Fellow at the ASEAN Centre for Energy in Jakarta. He did his PhD at the University of Cambridge and has been awarded the Toby Jackman Prize, the Marcel Cadieux Prize, the Stuland Prize and co-authored the most cited article published by the Journal of Eurasian Studies. Some of his relevant publications include “Myanmar’s Attractiveness of Investment in the Energy Sector”, “An International Comparative Perspective on Energy Subsidy Reform in Myanmar”, “Impact of Climate Change on ASEAN International Affairs”, and “A Match Made in Heaven? Strategic Convergence between China and Russia”.
Research Professor
Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen
Senior Advisor
Expertise
Mikkel Frøsig Pedersen is a senior advisor who supports the senior management and research staff. His responsibilities include project development and management. He has management experience from several of NUPIs large projects in the area of peacekeeping, peacebuilding and mediation. Currently, he is involved in NUPI’s projects on Asia, and worked on projects in Africa and the Middle East. Before joining NUPI, he worked at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Senior Advisor
Roman Vakulchuk
Senior Research Fellow
Expertise
Dr Roman Vakulchuk is Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). He holds a PhD degree in Economics from Jacobs University Bremen in Germany. His main geographical specialization is the countries of Central Asia and Southeast Asia and fields of research are trade, infrastructure and transport, public administration, climate change, energy and natural resource management, investment climate, and state capitalism in emerging markets. Vakulchuk has served as project leader and expert in research projects organized by, inter alia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Global Development Network (GDN), the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), the OECD, the Research Council of Norway, and the World Bank. He has also worked for the oil company Shell in Germany. In 2013, Vakulchuk was awarded the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting. Recent publications include: ‘Myanmar: A Political Economy Analysis’, ‘The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy’, ‘Myanmar’s Attractiveness of Investment in the Energy Sector’.
