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Nuki Agya Utama

Head of Asia Zero Emission Center

Profile

Nuki Agya Utama is a prominent energy expert currently serving as the Head of the Asia Zero Emission Center (AZE Center) at ERIA. Previously, he was the Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). In this role, he played a pivotal part in advancing regional energy cooperation and sustainability through high-impact collaborations with international organisations such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), USAID, the World Bank, and governments from Norway, the US, Japan, Germany, Russia, and France. His expertise encompasses renewable energy, energy efficiency, and green design, and he holds advisory positions at the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC) and the UN ESCAP.

With a PhD in Environment and Energy Technology, Nuki Agya Utama has held key positions in both academia and industry, including a role at NIKE Inc. He has also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Kyoto University and, early in his career, worked with the UN Environment Programme and the UN Development Programme.

Expertise
  • Energy Policy and Planning
  • Energy Scenarios
  • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
  • Energy Transitions
  • Green Building and Green Innovations
Education
2005 – 2008

PhD in Environmental Technology, Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE). Full scholarship from Royal Thai Government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

University of Technology King Mongkut (KMUTT), Thailand

2001 – 2003

Master of Science in Construction Management (Fellowship from Delta scholarship)

London South Bank University, United Kingdom and Hoogeschol van Arnhem en Nijmegen, the Netherlands

1995 - 2000

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with major on Structural Science

University of Diponegoro, Indonesia

1994 - 1996

Non-degree, Economic Management

Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia

 

 

Experience
Sept 2024 - Present

Head of Asia Zero Emission Center

ERIA

Sept 2019 – August 2024

Executive Director 

ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE)

Present

Lecturer

Post Graduate Department, Diponegoro University

June 2015 – Sept 2019

Director

PT Baryon Hasta Persada

2014 – 2020

Senior Lecturer

Swiss German University

April 2015 - April 2016

Associate Senior Lecturer and Researcher

University of Indonesia

April – July 2015

Team Leader for the Rural Electrification project in Pari island, Bogor, and Jogjakarta

University of Malaya, Malaysia

January – August 2015

Expert - Energy Efficiency for the 1 Gigawatt Java-Bali steam power plant

June 2014 – April 2015

Senior Sustainability Consultant – Energy Manager

NIKE Inc, Jakarta

March 2013 – May 2014                   

Head of Environmental Engineering Department

Surya University Director of Sustainable and Smart City research center 

Sept 2009  - Feb 2013

Post Doctoral/Program Coordinator

Kyoto University, Japan. Bilateral program under Strategic International Cooperation Programme for Japan and Thailand (Ministry Education Japan), Graduate School of Energy Science

Feb – August 2009

Post-Doctoral/Research Fellow

Kyoto University, Japan. Global Center of Excellence, Graduate School Energy Science

Oct 2008 - Jan 2009

Consultant

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bangkok, Thailand

May -  Sep 2008

Consultant

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Division of Technology, Industry and Economy, Bangkok, Thailand

2007 – 2008

Country Manager

ENVIMA Co. Ltd (German-Thai Consulting Firm)

2005 – 2007

Project Officer

ENVIMA Co. Ltd

2004 – 2005

Engineer and Project Coordinator

Prima Desain

2003 - 2004

Field Engineer

Jaya Construction Management, Jakarta, Indonesia

1998 - 2001

Field Supervisor for Building Design and Construction

Prima Desain