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Renewable Energy Engineer in Nepal
A Nepal Engineering Council registered mechanical engineer working across solar PV, technical due diligence, techno-economic modelling and energy policy.
What a renewable energy engineer does here
The title covers a wider range of work in Nepal's energy sector than it might elsewhere, because the sector itself needs engineers who can move between disciplines: solar PV feasibility and design, the technical due diligence that lets a bank or investor fund a project with confidence, the financial modelling that turns an engineering assessment into a decision, and increasingly, the policy analysis that explains why tariffs and market structures are shaped the way they are.
My training is mechanical engineering, with a computational fluid dynamics thesis background. The professional work since has moved toward energy systems, storage and the economics of distributed renewable infrastructure — not away from the engineering, but alongside it. In practice that makes it solar consulting as much as engineering: the same feasibility and techno-economic work covers energy efficiency (yield-loss diagnosis, tariff and subsidy optimisation) as a thread through the assessment, rather than a separate service.
Where this shows up in practice
At Quasar Energy Consultants in Lalitpur, that's meant solar PV feasibility studies and energy yield assessment, technical due diligence and lender's technical verification, techno-economic and tariff modelling, and curriculum design for technical training. As an Energy Policy Fellow at the Nepal Policy Forum, it meant applied energy research — co-authoring a policy brief on Nepal Electricity Authority wholesale pricing and publishing three articles on energy policy. At Kathmandu University, it meant a CFD thesis on turbomachinery, validated against physical test data.
Registration and credentials
Registered Mechanical Engineer, Nepal Engineering Council, licence 12056. SOLIDWORKS Associate certified (CSWA). BE Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University. English fluency at IELTS Academic 7.0, CEFR C1. The full certifications and training list is on the homepage.
Geographic and sector scope
Most project work is based in Nepal, with solar water pumping and lift irrigation feasibility work extending to Bhutan and Bangladesh under an ICIMOD-led regional project. The sector focus is solar PV, with earlier project and thesis work in hydropower turbomachinery, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) as the area under active development right now — training curriculum delivery today, with the underlying technical depth still being built alongside it.
Frequently asked
What's the difference between hiring you and a generalist energy consultancy?
The work stays hands-on across disciplines rather than handing off between specialists: the same engineer doing the feasibility assessment can build the financial model and understand the policy environment it sits inside.
Do you work independently, or only through Quasar Energy Consultants?
Current professional project work runs through Quasar Energy Consultants in Lalitpur. Get in touch through the contact page and the right arrangement can be worked out from there.
What sectors have you worked in beyond solar?
Hydropower turbomachinery (thesis and internship at a 144 MW hydropower plant), battery energy storage systems, and solar-powered lift irrigation for agriculture.
Can I see specific project examples?
Yes — the project portfolio has CFD, CAD and energy studies work, and each of the service pages linked below covers a specific discipline in more depth.
Do you work as a solar consultant, or only take on full engineering engagements?
Both — solar consulting work has ranged from a single feasibility study or due diligence review through to ongoing techno-economic modelling across a multi-site programme. Scope is agreed per project.
Do you deliver technical training or capacity building programmes?
Yes. Curriculum design and delivery for a battery energy storage systems (BESS) course and a grid-connected solar PV course, both for a technical college in Nepal — capacity building sits alongside the direct consulting work, not apart from it.