Profile Summary
Simon Inauen is an international energy specialist with more than two decades of experience in renewable energy development, energy infrastructure, and climate-related cooperation across Africa and Europe. His work focuses on translating energy transition strategies into practical investment, partnership, and implementation pathways.
He currently serves as Programme Lead for Energy and Green Hydrogen in Namibia with GIZ, where he supports the country's renewable energy transition and the development of a green hydrogen economy. In this role, he leads programmes that strengthen energy infrastructure, expand electricity access, and build strategic partnerships among governments, development institutions, and private-sector actors.
Previously, Simon directed GIZ energy programmes in Morocco, leading decentralized solar initiatives and coordinating regional teams across North Africa. Earlier in his career, he worked on renewable energy investment and project development in Switzerland, including international wind and solar investments with Elektrizitatswerk der Stadt Zurich, and began his international path with UNEP on environmental communication, waste management, and life-cycle assessment research.