Energy Committee

AmCham Vietnam
Energy Committee

Mission

To develop a functioning private sector in the Energy Sector focusing on clean energy, LNG and energy efficiency markets Vietnam, that will assist the implementation of the greenhouse gas emissions targets of the Vietnam INDC and its Green Growth Strategy.

To promote transparency and competitiveness, to create low cost sustainable energy supplies, with the most appropriate and sustainable modern technologies while protecting those living below the social pyramid.

To facilitate request for support from the Ministry of Planning and Investment on Climate Finance Acceleration, Communist Party Central Economic Commission on Masterplan #8 and MOIT on DPPA and other market stimulating measures.

To professionalize the work of the Energy with a full-time think tank with $200,000 year funding with other Chambers

Leadership

Chair

Mr. Sean Caffyn (from UPC)

Sean Caffyn is the Head of Development of UPC Vietnam and has been working in Vietnam for over 2 years and for UPC Renewables since 2014 leading the development of more than 5 Wind projects in Indonesia and managing over 25 people. He completed development activity and supported construction for 75MW Sidrap 1 project, the first Wind Farm in the county.

Sean has more than 10 years of international Renewable Energy development experience including the development of 20 solar projects for more than 165MW in Ontario, Canada while working for UPC Solar and later with Recurrent Energy. After this successful development, Sean developed a 800MW pipeline of solar projects in Australia while working for Recurrent Energy before joining UPC Renewables. Sean holds Bachelor of Economics from California State University of Long Beach.

Vice Chair

Pham Ba Linh (from LexComm)

Vice Chair

Dennis Lien (from YCP Solidiance)

Dennis Lien is a Director at the Vietnam office of YCP Solidiance (YCPS). He has over 10 years of experience in research & advisory in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and energy industries across Asia, the Middle East, and North America. With YCPS, he has helped advise clients in the petroleum and renewable energy industries in Vietnam. Prior to YCPS, he was a project manager and senior researcher with the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) in Saudi Arabia where he worked on renewable energy and energy access projects across Asia. He also previously worked as an analytical biochemist genetically modifying organisms to produce multi-carbon chain molecules for the production of biomaterials and bioenergy in California at Genencor. Dennis has an MPA focusing on Energy Management and Finance from Columbia University in New York City. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Secretary

Nguyen Huu Hoai (from Russin and Vecchi)

Board Liaison

Michael Beckman (from EY Law and AmCham Vietnam- HCMC Vice Chair)

Committee Paperwork

Strategic Planning support to the Government of Vietnam in implementing their strategy of private sector involvement in the power and energy sector.

To engage with the Government of Vietnam in the process of developing a Power Development Plan (Masterplan) #8 beginning quarter 1 2019 and continuing to 2020.

Contributing:

Meeting between ministry of industry & trade, ministry of planning and investment and VBF on the draft of prime minister’s decision on encouragement mechanism for solar power development in Vietnam

Annex of Power & Energy Working Group’s Position Paper

Position Paper of Power & Energy Working Group

List of activities that VBF PEWG has attended/ (co-) organized during last 6 months 2019

Cover Letter_Introduce Made in Vietnam Energy Plan 2.0

Made in Vietnam Energy Plan 2.0 (English version)

Made in Vietnam Energy Plan 2.0 (Vietnamese version)

Market Assessment (Vietnam, SE Asia comparative data),

Commercial Finance Map (what is available to do what, at what price and under what conditions),

Legal and policy support, what are the best practices in ASEAN and the world showing results.

Retail Energy Pricing Assessment (measuring consumer price sensitivity, electricity needs and concerns)

Climate Finance Resources Map (what concessional funds are available to promote the private sector engagement in sustainable energy)

Consensus Promotion by leveraging VBF’s existing relationships in MOIT (ERAV, EREA), MPI (the office of the NDA),

MONRE, MOF, MOC, The Central Economics Committee of the Communist Party and the National Assembly

2019 plan, please find details here

Meeting & Event

Committee Meeting – February
Committee Meeting – March
Committee Meeting – April

Contact

Please contact us: [email protected]

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