KEEPING SYSTEMS ONLINE
by delivering critical skills to the locations where they are needed most.
1 billion people currently live without access to reliable electricity. Mee Panyar’s dedicated approach to technical capacity building and community mobilization makes sure that they not only get access, but keep it, through sustainable operations & maintenance.
Mee Panyar is a team of of driven individuals united by our commitment to investing in human potential to accelerate access to equitable & higher quality energy.
Our Team
Natasha Allen | Founder & Managing Director
Natasha has recognized expertise in developing training programs for solar education and a strong technical background that she has employed in improved cookstoves M&E with Potential Energy and servicing and maintenance strategy with We Care Solar. Natasha was awarded the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for her research in best practices for building capacity and ensuring sustainability in energy access interventions. She holds a BSc in Physics from Harvey Mudd College and an MSc in Engineering for International Development from University College London.
Natasha Allen
Founder & Managing Director
Sierra Fan | Director of Finance & Operations
Sierra has helped execute >$1 billion of energy and infrastructure project financing across the capital spectrum. Previously, she advised, structured, and executed fixed income hedging strategies for Asian corporates, including a number of leading energy producers and distributors. In the off-grid space, she has coordinated fundraising and distribution of over 20,000 solar lanterns with the nonprofit One Million Lights and designed impact evaluation methods for microgrids in Nepal. She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and a secondary in Energy and the Environment.
Sierra Fan
Director of Finance & Operations
Pann Hnin Yee Oo | Community Manager
Pann has a passion for her country and her community, which she has shared with others through her work as a regional tour guide. Motivated by her strong personal drive and ability for self-direction, Pann left her job at a travel company to provide her own touring and teaching services in Myeik. Her desire for knowledge and new experiences is evidenced by her enjoyment of traveling and reading. Pann aims to support the under-served communities of her country and see electricity access as a powerful way to have a better and easier life. She graduated with a B.A. in English from Myeik University and has certifications in Tour Guiding and Business Management.
Pann Hnin Yee Oo
Community Manager
Kyaw Zin Htet | Solar Engineer
Kyaw Zin is an experienced Energy Engineer, not only technically but also in energy-related business development and project management. Kyaw Zin also founded TREES-Think Renewable Energy & Environmental Sustainability, a non-profit that directs environmental awareness activities, trainings, and knowledge sharing in Myanmar. He believes in and loves renewable energy and has knowledge of a variety of technologies through his Masters and PhD candidacy in Energy Engineering at Yangon Technical University.
Kyaw Zin Htet
Solar Engineer
Originally from Myanmar, Bethia Kadoe pursued her interests in renewable energy development, energy finance and environmental entrepreneurship in the U.S. She works with respective stakeholders on the early phase in the life cycle of solar project development by optimizing solar project designs to maximize solar system production, in accordance with existing codes and regulations. As an analyst, she brings value to the solar and storage projects through an analytical, data-driven, iterative process that results in the best energy solutions for customers as well as communities. She received her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Environmental Studies from Westminster College and a master’s in environmental science and Policy from Clark University.
Bethia Kadoe
Solar Analyst
Arne van Stiphout | Program Manager
Arne is an energy engineer with a focus on energy policy and governance. He holds MSc in Electrical Engineering from KU Leuven and INP Grenoble, and a PhD in Energy Engineering from KU Leuven. During his PhD, he studied the role of operational flexibility in the integration of renewable energy and its impact on the long-term investment planning of the electricity sector. He went on to study multi-energy systems as a postdoctoral researcher at EnergyVille. Thereafter, he obtained an MSc in Global Governance & Ethics from University College London, during which he studied the political economy of sustainability transitions, focusing on energy policy in Myanmar. Arne is also co-founder of Carbon+Alt+Delete, a non-profit that informs and activates people on climate change mitigation.
Arne van Stiphout
Programs Manager
Thazin | Solar Engineer
Focused on increasing clean energy access globally, Thazin's experiences includes micro-hydro power plants in Indonesia, off-grid solar projects in Laos and Cambodia, and energy efficiency, storage, and solar projects in the U.S. Her sustained commitment to public service and leadership as part of Engineers for a Sustainable World earned her the Newman Civic Fellows Award for Public Service. Although she hails from Myanmar, she currently resides in Boston and works on financing utility scale renewable energy projects across the U.S. She received her bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with honors and her master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, both from Stanford University.
Tha zin
Solar Engineer
