Contributors

Urbano Mendiola, Jr.

Bong Mendiola has been with the National Power Corporation (NPC) for the last 39 years and has wide experience in plant engineering/construction, quality assurance, operations, fuel management, IPP contracts management, and power economics.

Victor Nian

Dr. Victor Nian is a research fellow at the Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore. His research interest and expertise is in the areas of atomic energy and energy systems modeling. His works in atomic energy include economics of advanced reactor technologies, trends in reactor technology and market developments, risk analysis of radiological events, safety, security and safeguards, nuclear fusion energy, and policy issues related to atomic energy. His works in energy systems modeling include the development of energy systems modelling tools, modeling analysis using MARKAL and TIMES for policy issues facing Singapore and Southeast Asia, technology assessment in the whole-system approach, water-energy nexus, and hydrogen economy. He is a co-leader of the nuclear special interest group in the Institution of Chemical Engineers (Singapore). He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Management of Technology from the National University of Singapore.

Vikram Kumar

Vikram Kumar is International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Country Manager for Myanmar, based in Yangon, effective from December 2013. He has established IFC’s presence in Myanmar as the largest foreign financial investor with a cumulative investment program of ~$900m and also as a key contributor to advisory work focused on regulatory reform and capacity building that will promote private sector development in the country.

Prior to this assignment, he was Chief of Staff for the IFC Vice President, Asia Pacific in Washington DC. He has also working in Nairobi, Kenya and in New Delhi, India focusing primarily on infrastructure investments in Africa and South Asia regions respectively.

Kumar’s background also includes the field of Corporate Investment Banking for ICICI Bank, YES Bank in India and in Credit Risk and Portfolio Management with Bank of America in the UK.

Vinit Chitkara

Vinit Chitkara leads the energy function for Equinix across Asia Pacific and is responsible for the delivery of Equinix’s energy sustainability programme including renewable energy and carbon, energy procurement, and risk management. Prior to joining Equinix in 2021, he held similar roles across the public sector, mining, and manufacturing.

Chitkara has a decade of experience working across various markets in Asia Pacific and has previously worked with state-owned energy providers in Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and China. 

He holds a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and an MBA from Melbourne Business School.

William Byun

William I.Y. Byun is the Managing Director at Asia Renewables - Singapore.

William Byun & Marilia Paraschou

Mr. William I.Y. Byun is the Managing Director at Asia Renewables - Singapore.

Ms. Marilia Paraschou is currently a Legal Researcher in residence at Asia Renewables specialising in the regulatory and policy framework for renewable energy generation programs in South East Asia.

William Byun & Philipp Barrage

William is the Managing Director for Asia Renewables (and its subsidiary Greenpower Fuels), specializing in the development of renewable energy generation projects throughout Asia with past projects in biomass, solar, geothermal, biogas and others.

Philipp is a Researcher in residence at Greenpower Fuels focusing on policy, currently with the London School of Economics.  

Willie Chan

Willie Chan is part of the core strategy team that works closely with Schneider Electric's Country Presidents and Strategy Partners in the formulation and execution of the countries' strategy campaign. Willie specializes in the areas of Energy and Environment and scans the horizons for technologies and concepts related to Smart Cities and Smart Grids, Energy Visualization, Electric Vehicles, and other Clean-tech areas.
 

Xia Ri

Xia Ri is a researcher at the ANBOUND think tank, specialising in industrial economics, rural revitalization, and social governance.
 

Yatin Mahajan

Yatin Mahajan, Direction of Operations at Worley Mumbai, brings three decades of experience in engineering, project delivery, and operations leadership across the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors. 

He began his career as a mechanical engineer, working across all core areas before stepping into project and engineering management roles. Over the years, Yatin has led multidisciplinary teams and complex portfolios—from managing a $2b project, to expanding a local business from conventional to sustainable domains.