South Asia Regional Infrastructure Connectivity (SARIC)

Ananda Chaudhary

DesignationChairman: Synex Power Pvt. Ltd | Director : Greenedi Energy Limited

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Professional Bio

Ananda Chaudhury is a seasoned professional with a robust background in the energy industry, boasting over two decades of experience in project management, engineering, and strategic decision- making. His credentials are further enriched by his participation in prestigious programs such as the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Energy Security by the U.S. Department of State in 2017 and the South Asia Regional Infrastructure Connectivity (SARIC) program by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian Government in 2024, focusing on Regional Power Markets. He also serves as the Vice-President of the Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) and an Executive Committee member of the Nepal Tunnelling Association (NTA).

Anita Prajapati

DesignationAssistant Professor

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Anita Prajapati has been serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Institute of Engineering (IOE) for the past six years. Alongside her teaching responsibilities, she also coordinates the energy systems modelling unit at the center for energy studies (CES) at Institute of Engineering. Her academic and professional work primarily focuses on energy systems analysis, energy planning, and sustainable development. Over the years, she has been actively involved in several high-impact national and regional energy-related projects. These include the formulation of long- term low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) aimed at achieving Net-Zero Emissions, contributions to the third nationally determined contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, and the Provincial Energy Consumption Survey of Federal Nepal.

Anurag Pokharel

DesignationCapacity Development Associate

Archana Poudel

DesignationEngineer

SARIC Training Women Trailblazers in Logistics

Professional Bio

Archana Poudel, a civil engineer currently working at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Nepal. Since September 2022, she has been serving as an engineer in the ministry and is presently posted in the development assistance coordination and quality section. Her key responsibilities include coordinating with various departments under the ministry as well as with other government ministries to ensure the effective implementation of development partner-assisted infrastructure projects. In her role, she facilitates inter-agency collaboration, assists in project planning and monitoring, and helps maintain quality standards in line with national policies and donor requirements. This position has provided her with valuable exposure to large-scale infrastructure initiatives and has strengthened her understanding of government systems, policy frameworks, and development cooperation.

Asha Khanal

Designation Assistant Manager

Current OrganisationNepal Electricity Authority

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Asha is currently working at Training Management Department, Engineering Service Directorate, Nepal Electricity Authority.

Ashish Garg

DesignationManaging Director

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Professional Bio

Ashish Garg is engaged in power generation, real estate, ceramics manufacturing, mining and power trading business. He is developing hydropower and solar power projects at various stages of development with a combined capacity of 150MW. With a five-year stint in Nepalese banking, he has been advocating private sector led power sector development in Nepal over last one decade. He is the chair of energy development council at Confederation of Nepalese Industries, vice president at IPPAN and is also the managing director of Nepal power exchange limited.

Ashish Ratna Shakya

DesignationDeputy Manager

Ashish Shrestha

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Axit Poudyal

DesignationIndependent Consultant

SARIC Training Green Hydrogen Study and Networking Tour

Bal Mukund Joshi

DesignationAssistant Manager

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Mr. Joshi is currently working as an Assistant Manager at the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and has nearly a decade of experience in the hydropower industry. He possesses extensive expertise in hydropower planning, design, hydrological analysis, energy simulation, optimization, and project development. During his tenure at NEA, he has contributed to several major hydropower projects, including the Upper Arun Hydroelectric Project (1061 MW), Ikhuwa Khola Hydropower Project (40 MW), Chainpur Seti Hydroelectric Project (210 MW), Andhikhola Storage Project (180 MW), and Kulekhani–Sisneri Pumped Storage Project (100 MW). He began his professional career in 2016 as a Civil Engineer with a private consulting firm following his graduation. His professional and research interests include dam engineering, sediment management, climate change, hydrology, and hydraulics.

Balendra Chhetry

DesignationManaging Director

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Balendra Chettry began his career with the Kaligandaki-A Hydropower Project (144 MW), laying a strong foundation in the hydropower sector. Over the years, he has contributed to numerous hydropower projects across Nepal, specializing in project feasibility studies, detailed project reporting, mechanical design, and construction supervision. His expertise extends internationally, having served as a technical expert in Afghanistan, where he provided on-the-job training to operational personnel. Balendra is also an entrepreneur and leader in the field. He is the Chairman of Nirvana Tech Pvt. Ltd; a company focused on the design and construction supervision of small hydropower projects in Nepal. More recently, he founded Power Flow Solution, assembling a team of engineers dedicated to the operation and maintenance of existing hydropower plants across the country.

Bashanta Dhoj Shrestha

DesignationDirector

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Bashanta Dhoj Shrestha is Director in Nepal Electricity Authority. He has more than 20 years experience in Hydropower Design and Development, Project Management and Contract Management. He currently serves as the CEO and Project Director for Dudhkoshi Jalvidyut Company, a subsidiary of Nepal Electricity Authority., tasked with developing the Dudhkoshi Storage Hydroelectric Project (670 MW). In this leadership role, he oversees the finalization of the Project's detailed engineering design, Environemntal and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study and comprehensive risk/impact assessment in compliance with international guidelines and policies of multilateral development banks (ADB, WB, EIB, AIIB). Furthermore, he is actively driving the strategic efforts to secure financial closure with international development partners.

Bhabani Wagle

DesignationEngineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Bhabani Wagle joined the Nepal Electricity Authority as an electrical supervisor in the Biratnagar Regional Office. In 2015, she was appointed as an electrical engineer in NEA. Since 2015 she has been working as a system operator in the power system operation department.

Bhawana Rayamajhi

DesignationDirector

SARIC Training Women Trailblazers in Logistics

Bhim Prasad Gautam

DesignationChief Executive Officer

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Bijay Puri

DesignationGazetted Second Class Officer

SARIC Training Renewable Energy

Bimal Gurung

DesignationChief Executive Officer

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Bimal Gurung started his professional career as a civil engineer (Cost Engineer) back in 1997 from the construction of Kali Gandaki, Hydroelectric Project (144 MW), in Nepal, through main civil contractor impregilo spa of Italy. He also worked on the chilime hydroelectric project (22 MW) from 2000 to 2003, as a senior civil engineer. In December 2003, he joined the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), a state-owned enterprise. He worked in upper Tamakoshi hydroelectric project (456 MW) from March 2005 till December 2022 starting from project preparation to commissioning of the project in various roles.

Binita Mandal

DesignationElectrical Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Binita Mandal is an electrical engineer specializing in distribution systems and infrastructure development. With over three years of experience in the energy sector, she has contributed to numerous national projects, including transmission planning, distribution system analysis, and renewable energy integration, she actively participates in energy forums and leadership programs, representing technical women leaders from Nepal.

Binod Bhattarai

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

Current OrganisationMinistry of Infrastructure Development, Department of Roads

SARIC Training Road Asset Management

Professional Bio

I have served in the Civil Service of Nepal as a Civil Engineer since 2009, following two and a half years of experience in the rural roads sector. I started my government career as a District Engineer (Chief of the District Technical Office) and later worked in various capacities under the Department of Local Infrastructure, contributing to the development of rural infrastructures including roads and bridges. Since 2017, I have been serving under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport and the Department of Roads as a Senior Divisional Engineer, involved in the planning, construction, and management of national highways and strategic roads. Since 2023, I have been serving as Deputy Project Director, overseeing major North–South highway corridors, including National Pride Projects.

Biraj Singh Thapa

DesignationAssociate Professor

SARIC Training Green Hydrogen Study and Networking Tour

Professional Bio

Biraj Singh Thapa is an associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kathmandu University, Nepal. His area of specialization is hydropower and green hydrogen. He believes that a strategic blend of these two energy sectors can change the future of the developing countries of South Asia, both economically and environmentally. His interest lies in cross-disciplinary research in the field of renewable energy technologies for industrial adaptation, contributing to energy transition and green growth. At present, he is focused on developing the energy ecosystem for the transition towards a low carbon society in the Himalayan region. He is leading several projects to implement hydropower as the means of introducing green hydrogen as the alternative fuel for Nepal.

Buddha Maharjan

DesignationManager

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Buddha Maharjan is a seasoned professional currently serving as manager at Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). He leads the Identification of hydropower projects initiative, focusing on pumped storage, storage, and peaking run-of-river (PRoR) types. In this role, he coordinates a multidisciplinary team of engineers to screen, prioritize, and conduct pre-feasibility studies for top-ranked hydropower projects across Nepal. With over 13 years of experience at NEA, Buddha has worked across various domains of the energy sector, including planning, procurement, design review, supervision, and project management. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated strong technical, managerial, and analytical skills, playing a key role in the successful execution of large-scale infrastructure projects

Chiranjib Jha

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Professional Bio

Chiranjib Jha is currently working with the Department of Electricity Development as a senior divisional engineer. The duties and responsibilities of the post are to promote and help independent power producers to accelerate generation, transmission and distribution projects in the country. He works for licensing of several transmission and distribution projects which are associated with power evacuation of generators, strengthening national grid and rural electrification. Moreover, he is involved in the preparation of several guideline, code, manual etc. related to the energy sector in Nepal. He has attended several national and international training programs like results-based monitoring & evaluation systems, managing for development results, technical auditors, solar and wind energy application technology for Nepal, creation and operations of power exchange, power grid planning & operations etc.

Deepa Shreshtha

DesignationDeputy Manager

SARIC Training SAR100

Dina Khagi

DesignationAssociate Electrical Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Dina Khagi is an electrical engineer with over 4 years of professional experience in the energy sector, with experience in hydropower sector and transmission line design. Currently, she is working as an associate electrical engineer at K&A engineering consulting, IPPAN, where she focuses on the design of high-voltage transmission lines using GIS-based tools. Her work includes ensuring integrity of transmission lines design confirming compliance with technical standards and safety codes. Her long-term goal is to become a highly skilled transmission and power system design engineer.

Dip Barahi

DesignationProject Director

SARIC Training Road Safety Management

Professional Bio

Dip Barahi joined government services as the highway engineer in the Department of Roads. His first placement was as a highway engineer on the project of pavement strengthening in belbari- charharwa road section of east-west highway. He also had opportunities to contribute to the construction of many national roads and bridges nationwide. In 2017, he got to work as a road safety and traffic unit chief in the Department of Roads. During that period, he got a chance to learn about road safety issues in Nepal and was able to contribute to road safety practices. Presently, he is working as the project director at the Madan Bhandari highway project in Nepal.

Dristi Pandey

DesignationAssistant Manager (Electrical)

SARIC Training SAR100

Fanendra Raj Joshi

DesignationManaging Director

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Fanendra Raj Joshi started his career in the water supply and sanitary department, Government of Nepal in 1994 where his duty was estimating, designing, preparation of tender documents and supervision of water supply structures. Currently he is working in Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in different capacities ranging from project engineer to project director and currently appointed as the managing director of upper arun hydroelectric company.

Ganesh Ojha

DesignationSection Officer

SARIC Training Disaster Management

Professional Bio

Ganesh Ojha is a disaster management and governance professional with experience in policy formulation, risk assessment, and stakeholder coordination across federal, provincial, district, and local levels. Skilled in disaster risk reduction, search and rescue management, and rehabilitation planning, has served in key roles including Chief Administrative Officer, Assistant Chief District Officer, and Section Officer. Trained in impact-based forecasting, municipal disaster planning, building code implementation, and landslide risk assessment

Hari Prasad Neopane

DesignationProfessor

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Hari Prasad Neopane is a professor at the department of mechanical engineering, Kathmandu University. He has been working at Kathmandu University since 2000 and serving the university with different administrative responsibilities. He has published more than 120 research articles and three book chapters in national and international journals and conference proceedings. He has received the education award (shikshya puraskar), the young scientist award, and many more from the government of Nepal for the dedication of his service and contribution in the education sector of Nepal. He has also handled several national and international conferences and training courses related to his field of interest. He has visited more than 25 countries for research and development as well as international collaboration and cooperation.

Jaya Narayan Acharya

DesignationJoint Secretary

SARIC Training Disaster Management

Jyoti Kumar KC

DesignationProject Coordinator

Professional Bio

Jyoti Kumar is a geologist with 18 years of professional experience in hydropower project administration, construction management, site supervision, project design, and investigation. His expertise includes providing feedback for the optimization of project design, verifying, recommending, and approving IPC, and developing value engineering and innovation in project construction. He ensures the implementation of health and safety plans for workers and equipment at the work site and within project areas. He also ensures that engineering design and construction activities comply with environmental standards, social safeguard guidelines, and government regulations.

Kalpana Adhikary

DesignationProject Manager

SARIC Training Road Asset Management

Kiran Gautam

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Kiran Gautam is a senior divisional engineer currently working at Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS), Government of Nepal. By profession she is a mechanical engineer. She has been in the civil service for the last 15 years. However, she has experience of working at various national and international organizations. She was with United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) before joining Government of Nepal. Now, her technical areas of expertise are energy planning, energy modeling, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Kushal Gurung

DesignationChief Executive Officer

SARIC Training Green Hydrogen Study and Networking Tour

Professional Bio

Kushal Gurung is a low carbon professional, with more than 15 years of work experience spanning across Asia and Europe. He is the founder of Wind Power Nepal, that works in renewable energy and climate change. He is also a co-founder and director of Gandaki Urja, a company that converts organic waste to produce compressed biogas (CBG) and organic fertilizer. He also started an agri-tech venture- Mutha Argo, to grow pesticide-free vegetables all year around using low-cost greenhouse hydroponics vertical farming technology as a climate resilient agriculture solution. He currently sits on the board of Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC), under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is also one of the Asia 21 Young Leaders for 2017 by the Asia Society, USA.

Kushalta Nyoupane

DesignationProject Manager

SARIC Training Women Trailblazers in Logistics

Laxmi Jha

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Laxmi Jha started her career as a lecturer in Kathmandu engineering college. Altogether, four years of service in the Ministry of Urban Development. She then secured the position as a senior divisional engineer in the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation. In this position, her primary responsibilities include licensing, designing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on hydropower projects. She was also involved in public hearings and dispute settlements during the construction of hydropower and transmission line projects.

Maharjan Raju

MR

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Professional Bio

Maharjan Raju currently serves as the divisional engineer at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MEWR), playing a key role in advancing Nepal's power sector with a particular focus on hydropower development. His responsibilities include overseeing electricity surveys and managing permits for power generation.

Mandira Adhikari

DesignationDeputy Manager

Current OrganisationNepal Electricity Authority (NEA)

SARIC Training Renewable Energy

Professional Bio

Mandira Adhikari is a Deputy Manager at Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), where she has built extensive expertise over a decade in Nepal’s evolving power sector — facilitating domestic and cross-border power trading, negotiating long-term power purchase agreements with private hydropower developers, and collaborating with Indian Power traders/entities for short/medium/long term purchase/sell of power. With a firm understanding of Nepalese and Indian power market, she actively seeks opportunities to learn, share, and contribute to this momentous transition phase as a committed energy enthusiast with a keen interest in energy efficiency, energy security, and regional power trading.

Manisha Shahi Thakuri

DesignationEngineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Manisha Thakuri is serving as an electrical engineer at Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), with experience in both transmission and distribution projects. Currently overseeing the 220KV, Kathmandu Valley Transmission Project, coordinating stakeholders and managing contracts.

Manoj Tamrakar

DesignationManager

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Manoj is a civil engineer currently serving as Project Manager at upper tamakoshi hydropower limited, a subsidiary of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). Since December 2021, he has been responsible for the overall management of the rolwaling khola hydroelectric project, overseeing planning, execution, and coordination of all technical and construction-related activities. His career includes significant contributions to the construction of the dam for the 456 MW upper tamakoshi hydroelectric project, where he was involved in design review, construction supervision, and contract administration. He brings strong expertise in hydropower project development, particularly in dam engineering, civil works, and project coordination. His responsibilities span technical planning, quality assurance, safety and environmental compliance, and stakeholder communication

Mohita Dangi

DesignationDirector (Construction)

Current OrganisationLalupate Hydropower Company Limited

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Civil & Construction Engineer with more than 6 years experience in Nepalese Hydropower and Energy Sector. Construction Management specialist.

Mon Devi Shrestha

DesignationSecretary

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Mon Devi Shrestha entered the civil services in 2009 as a gazette third-class officer in the Department of Electricity Development and promoted to senior divisional engineer in 2015. She was promoted to Joint Secretary in 2017 and has been working as deputy director general for 7 years. Her latest role is secretary in the electricity regulatory commission.

Narayan Prasad Adhikari

DesignationDeputy Executive Director

SARIC Training Renewable Energy

Professional Bio

Narayan Prasad Adhikari is the deputy executive director of the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), which is the nodal governmental agency for the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Nepal. He is the head of the technology division and has more than 16 years of work experience in the renewable energy sector, especially on off-grid electrification projects in rural areas of the country. He has been coordinating various off-grid electrification projects under the support of the Asian Development Bank and World Bank.

Narayan Shrestha

DesignationEngineer

SARIC Training Green Hydrogen Study and Networking Tour

Pokharel Bhanu Bhakta

DesignationGroup Managing Director

SARIC Training Green Hydrogen Study and Networking Tour

Poonam Pandey

DesignationHydropower Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Poonam Pandey is a civil engineer with nine years of experience in the hydropower sector. She started her career in the private sector as a civil engineer at high Himalaya hydro construction company for over a year, before transitioning to government service as a hydropower engineer. She played a pivotal role in the budhi ganga hydropower project, focusing on detailed design and construction supervision for seven years. Currently, she serves as a hydropower engineer at the Department of Electricity Development, where she supports hydropower promoters in acquiring and amending hydropower licenses, supervising and monitoring activities at the policy level.

Prabal Adhikari

DesignationChief Executive Officer (CEO)

Professional Bio

Prabal Adhikari has acquired a wide range of experiences and expertise in his extensive career of around three decades in various realms of power sector like hydropower & transmission planning, hydropower generation, transmission, distribution and power trading both at domestic and cross border level. He has played significant roles as the member of various bilateral G2G committees on power sector cooperation between Nepal and the neighbouring countries - India, Bangladesh and China - in the past, he has also been responsible for accomplishing different policy-related tasks of Government of Nepal in power sector. He is currently involved in various policy dialogues for fostering cross border grid connectivity in South Asia by acknowledging nexus between energy, economy and environment. He was conferred with one of the highest civilian awards of Nepal- Suprabal Janasewa Shree, by the President of Nepal in recognition of his contribution and services to the country in energy sector.

Pradeep Gangol

DesignationChief Executive Officer

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Pragyan Regmi

DesignationManager

SARIC Training Renewable Energy

Professional Bio

Pragyan Regmi is a sustainable finance professional with over a decade of experience in banking and development finance, specializing in blended finance solutions including grants, subsidies, guarantees, and debt. He has been promoting access to energy agenda through structuring innovative energy financing mechanisms that enhance financial inclusion through Banks, MFIs, and Cooperatives. He has extensive experience in credit appraisal, financial modeling, and risk management, managing portfolio across diverse technologies under Sustainable Banking. He also has experiences of partnership development, working closely with government agencies and international development organizations to mobilize resources and strengthen value-based banking.

Prakash Chandra Bhandari

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training Road Safety Management

Professional Bio

Prakash Chandra Bhandari joined the Department of Roads and worked as a civil engineer until april 2014, where his main responsibilities included estimating, valuation, supervision, monitoring, and evaluating various road and bridge projects. Since then, he has been serving as a senior divisional engineer, with 3.5 years of experience in the Department of Railways. His major responsibilities include - project management and team leadership. Currently, he is leading the road safety and traffic section at the Department of Roads, where he is involved in helping the department prepare road safety-related policies, guidelines, plans, and programs, as well as conducting road safety awareness initiatives.

Pramila Chaudhury

DesignationAssistant Manager (Electrical)

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Pramila Chaudhury's professional journey began as a Junior Professor in a private engineering college. She then took the chance to start her career in Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in 2013. She got deputed in corporate planning and monitoring department as an electrical engineer. Currently she is working as an assistant manager (Electrical) in medium voltage grid development department, transmission directorate and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) funded projects under the same department i.e., urban transmission and distribution system improvement project .

Pratiksha Neupane

DesignationElectrical Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Pratikshya Adhikari

DesignationAssistant Manager

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Pratikshya Adikari is a civil and environmental engineer with over 10 years of experience in infrastructure development. She began her career as a civil engineer, contributing to a range of infrastructure projects, including those under the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). Her early work involved planning, designing, and executing civil engineering components, as well as conducting feasibility studies for hydropower projects. Her dedication and technical expertise led to her promotion as assistant manager at NEA, where she assumed a leadership role in managing civil work and coordinating multidisciplinary teams. Currently, her focus has shifted toward integrating environmental considerations into infrastructure development. She actively promotes the sustainable use of natural resources, ensures compliance with environmental regulations, and conducts environmental and social (ES) monitoring at the field level.

Pratima K C

DesignationSenior Officer

SARIC Training SAR100

Radhika Prajapati Shrestha

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

Current OrganisationDevelopment Cooperation Implementation Division, Department of Roads

SARIC Training Road Asset Management

Professional Bio

Ms Radhika is working as a senior divisional engineer in Department of Roads. She entered in Department of Roads as a civil engineer under Highway sub- group on August 2010. She was promoted to senior divisional engineer in March 2022. She has experience of more than 15 years in procurement, contract management, supervision and monitoring of construction and maintenance of roads, bridge and tunnel in Nepal. She has also worked in the doner funded peojects funded by Exim bank, World Bank and JICA. She has done her masters in Geotechnical Engineering from Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus.

Ranjeev Shrestha

DesignationCo-founder / Board Director

Rashmi Adhikari

DesignationAssistant Manager

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Rashmi Adhikari after about an year of completion of her bachelor's degree she was enrolled in Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). It is a government organization responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity throughout Nepal. There is private sector involvement in the generation side, however, transmission and distribution side lie with NEA. During her work at the office, she got an opportunity to do further study to explore herself and contribute somehow to her organization.

Reva Kant Yadav

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

Professional Bio

Reva Kant Yadav is a committed civil engineer and project manager with extensive experience in water resources engineering. He has spent his entire professional career designing and executing projects that promote better water management, transport, and sustainable infrastructure. With more than a decade of experience as a project manager. He has successfully managed and delivered several road development, irrigation, and river training projects. His specialty lies in managing intricate engineering projects with a focus on efficiency, sustainability, and long-term social benefits. He enjoys solving engineering problems and applying innovative solutions that lead to better project outcomes

Roshani Kumar Shreshtha

DesignationJoint Secretary

SARIC Training Disaster Management

Professional Bio

Roshni Kumari Shreshtha is a senior government official with extensive experience in public administration, industry development, gender empowerment, and disaster risk management. Over the past two decades, she has served in key leadership roles, including Section Officer at the Public Service Commission and Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Industry, and Chief Industry Officer at the Office of Cottage and Small Industry. Since 2020, she has been serving as Joint Secretary, leading the Department of Women Development and the Women Empowerment Division at the Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizen. Affiliated with the Ministry of Home Affairs, she has also served as Chief District Officer in Baglung and Bhaktapur. Currently, at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). She plays a pivotal role in policy formulation and implementation, disaster preparedness and response coordination, and strategic planning for resilience and recovery.

Sabitri Dhamala

DesignationElectrical Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Sabitri Dhamala is a dedicated electrical engineer passionate about promoting clean and sustainable energy in Nepal. She currently serves at the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, where she plays a key role in national energy planning, conducting energy audits, developing clean cooking solutions, and advocating for gender-inclusive energy policies.

Sapana Bohara

DesignationEngineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Sapana Bohara is an electrical engineer at the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), where she oversees hydropower and solar projects, ensuring technical compliance and coordinating the integration of power plants into the national grid. She has gained extensive hands-on experience in multidisciplinary projects related to hydropower, solar energy, and rural electrification. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with both governmental and non-governmental stakeholders to successfully execute various projects.

Sarita Panthi

DesignationAssistant Manager (Electrical)

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Sarita worked as a teaching assistant at the Nepal Engineering College for a year. She joined Nepal Electricity in the year 2012 in large generation operation and maintenance department and since then she has been working with NEA.

Sarita Shrestha

DesignationProject Co-Ordinator

Professional Bio

Sarita is a civil engineer with over 18 years of experience in hydropower project development, contract management, and sustainable infrastructure planning. She currently serves as Senior Manager and Project Coordinator at the 46 MW Upper Balephi Hydropower Project (Golyan Group), overseeing project planning, stakeholder coordination, and environmental compliance. Previously, as Head of Business Integration at Urja Developers Pvt. Ltd., she led investment facilitation and technical coordination for major projects. She worked closely with the IFC on blended finance structuring and ESG integration and coordinated the Mai Beni Hydropower Project’s Gold-level sustainability certification from the International Hydropower Association (IHA). Earlier, Sarita held senior roles at Bhote Koshi Power Company, Sahas Urja Limited, and Sanima Hydro and Engineering, contributing to multiple small and large-scale projects in Nepal and abroad. A licensed engineer, she has participated in international trainings on FIDIC contract management, ESG finance, and tunnel boring technologies. She is a member of the Nepal Engineers’ Association and the Nepal Engineering Council.

Saumitra Neupane

DesignationExecutive Director

Shailesh Mishra

Shiva Ram K C

DesignationDeputy Manager

Current OrganisationNepal Electricity Authority

Professional Bio

Currently deputed at Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited (UTKHPL) as a Project Manager of Rolwaling Khola Hydroelectric Project(RKHEP) (22MW) as well as Technical Division Chief of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Station(UTKHPS) (456MW). RKHEP is the under construction project and UTKHPS is under operation of 456MW power station owned by UTKHPL.

Shubha Laxmi Shrestha

DesignationDeputy Director

SARIC Training SAR100

Soni Kumari Sah

DesignationElectrical Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Sunil Poudel

DesignationDeputy Director General

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Surendra Prasad Singh Chaudhury

DesignationProject Manager

SARIC Training Dam Safety Principles

Professional Bio

Surendra Prasad Singh Chaudhury has worked as the deputy manager in project development department (PDD), Nepal Electricity Authority for consulting services from January 2011. He had also worked as the contract engineer from July 2008 to December 2010 in Nepal Electricity Authority. Deputed as counterpart staff in the consultant and site engineer at JV of FITCHNER, Stat Kraft Groner and CES Consulting Engineers, Salzgitter GmbH. He worked as a civil engineer from March 1998 to November 2001 in Nepal Electricity Authority. Prior to that, he worked as a civil engineer from January 1996 to March 1998 in a construction company. He is currently working in the capacity of a project manager in Ikhwan Khola hydropower project (40 MW) .

Surya Narayan Shrestha

DesignationDeputy Manager

Professional Bio

Surya Shrestha is a highly skilled civil engineer with extensive experience in the hydropower sector and various projects under the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). Since October 2021, he has been working with upper arun hydro-electric limited (UAHEL), a subsidiary of NEA, where he holds the position of manager (Civil Engineer) and division head of construction supervision and monitoring division. He is actively involved in the ongoing construction of a 21km project access road, including a 2km road tunnel, a 70m steel truss bridge. He has been contributing to several significant hydropower projects, including the nalsyagugad storage hydropower project (410MW), uttarganga storage hydropower project (828MW), andhikhola storage hydropower project (180MW), upper modi hydropower project (40MW) etc.

Sushil Prasad Sharma Poudel

DesignationDirector

Swasti Aryal

DesignationManager-Planning & Monitoring

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Ms. Aryal has over 16 years of experience in the energy sector. She has worked in planning, monitoring, and business development at Butwal Power Company, in renewable energy services at the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, and as a renewable energy expert consultant for various NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and INGOs (international nongovernmental organizations) in the country. She has collaborated with government bodies, donor agencies, and other stakeholders, helping the development of pilot business cases and models with project developers, energy companies, and private sector partners.

Tarka Raj Bhatta

DesignationUnder Secretary

Trilok Nath Ghimire

DesignationSenior Divisional Engineer

SARIC Training Road Safety Management

Professional Bio

Trilok has been working on different projects and offices under the Department of Roads since 2009 with the major focus on the design of highways, construction supervision of highways and bridges including maintenance of highways. Besides that, he has worked with different donor funded projects like the World Bank, ADB, Exim Bank of India, JICA in the Department of Roads. At present he is enrolled as a project coordinator in a World Bank funded project, Strategic Road Connectivity and Trade Improvement Project (SRCTIP).

Umesh Bindu Shreshtha

DesignationDeputy Director General

Professional Bio

Umesh Bindu Shrestha is a project director at project directorate (Asian Development Bank), Department of Roads. He is engaged in planning for transport infrastructure in Nepal that includes overseeing its design, construction and maintenance. Umesh is focused on promoting infrastructure that is resilient, inclusive, integrated and contributes maximum to the socioeconomic development of the country.

Uttam Bhlon

DesignationDirector

SARIC Training Regional Power Markets

Yam Kumari

DesignationElectrical Engineer

SARIC Training SAR100

Professional Bio

Yam Kumari Gurung began her career as an electrical supervisor at the pokhara distribution center. Within a year, she transitioned to the role of electrical Engineer. She made history as the first female branch chief of the Lamjung distribution center in the Nepal Electricity Authority, overseeing a consumer base of 40,000.