Bernd Hagenbuch, our German expert has recently completed one month of working directly with Business Department of the Viet Nam Electricity (EVN) within the framework of the German Expert Placement Programme (GEPP) implemented by GIZ ESP.
Mr. Bernd is the first German expert of GEPP project arriving in Viet Nam. He started to work at EVN at the beginning of January 2024. He sat at EVN’s office and directly exchanged his expertise on three main topics, including managing electricity load demand, EV charging stations, and improving customer experience in using electricity service.
Mr. Bernd shared that he was very impressed by EVN’s professionalism and learning spirit. After one month of work, he has gained a better understanding of Viet Nam’s power system in general, and EVN’s operational system in particular.
With many years of experience working in the power sector in Germany, Mr. Bernd also shared with EVN officials his expertise related to demand response and grid balancing in operating power system with high proportion of renewable energy.
Mr. Bernd especially loves the working culture in Viet Nam. “The atmosphere at the EVN office is friendly and pleasant. At the beginning of every morning, we usually gather to have tea and discuss. This is something we don’t have in Germany.”
Prior to that, on January 26, in Hanoi, EVN Deputy General Director Vo Quang Lam met and bid farewell to Mr. Bernd. The first cooperation between the German expert and EVN under the GEPP project has achieved positive results, contributing to the reinforcement of the project’s objectives.
The GEPP project introduces a new model of cooperation to the GIZ ESP’s Vietnamese partners to tap specialized knowledge from German utilities. German experts of these German utilities will come to Viet Nam and peer-to-peer work with Vietnamese staffs at their own offices during up to 3 months. The assignments for German experts have been clearly defined in advance with GIZ ESP’s partners and the involved parties. This model is expected to allow both the German and Vietnamese experts to closely exchange experiences and learn from each other.
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Markus Bissel
Key Buzzwords
Viet Nam, expert exchange, energy transition
