Gunnar Tryggvason named chair of energy plan project board

Gunnar Tryggvason has been appointed chair of the project board for the sixth phase of Iceland’s framework plan for land protection and energy use, mbl.is reported. He succeeds Svanfríður Jónasdóttir.

Tryggvason is trained in electrical power engineering and holds an MSc from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany and a BSc from the University of Iceland, according to an announcement. He has decades of experience in the energy sector, including work in the aluminium industry and financial consulting for the energy sector. He also served on the board of Landsvirkjun, Iceland’s national power company, for seven years.

Tryggvason is currently director of Faxaflóahafnir, a ports authority. The project board advises the minister of environment, energy and climate on the protection and use of land for energy. The minister appointed the six-member board for the plan’s sixth phase in summer 2025.