Zulfikar Yurnaidi
Zulfikar Yurnaidi
ASEAN Centre for Energy
Dr Zulfikar Yurnaidi is the Head of Energy Modeling, Policy and Planning (MPP) Department and Acting Head of Energy Efficiency and Conservation (CEE) Department of ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE).
MPP department leads the energy research and cooperation activities in ASEAN, especially to implement the Regional Energy Policy and Planning (REPP), including cross-sectoral issues, and support other programme areas of the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC). Among others, the department is responsible for the development of the ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO) and ASEAN Energy Database System (AEDS).
CEE Department is responsible for the implementation of EE&C programme area of APAEC, including through project implementations, such as those of AsBuilT with GGGI/IKI, PEEB ASEAN with AFD, EE Financing in Industry with KDB/GCF, AJEEP with ECCJ/METI, CEFIA with BCG/METI, also with partners such as USAID, UNEP U4E and UN ESCAP.
Previously, he was Project Manager of the 7th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO7), Senior Officer of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REE) Department, and Senior Research Analyst of ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT).
He holds Doctoral Degree from Department of Energy Studies, Ajou University. Prior to ACE, he was a researcher in Green Technology Center (GTC) Korea, focusing on green technology cooperation with partner countries, such as on waste-to-energy, climate smart agriculture, water monitoring system, and AI-based disaster response, in Indonesia and Bhutan. Prior to that, he was post-doctoral researcher and lecturer in Ajou University, working in energy modelling and energy economics.
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