About Me
Civil engineer by training. Engaged in the development of electric power industry of Nepal from the public sector.
Years of experience in electric power industry under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
Awards ADB-JSP Scholarship and Shivaraj Pant Memorial Prize.
Blog
Asset monetization Vs IPO of Nepal Electricity Authority.
A recent announcement by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) regarding its intention to issue an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise approximately Rs 60 billion has garnered positive public attention.
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The Rising Need to Monitor Hydropower Projects.
Over the past three decades, Nepal has witnessed tremendous progress in realizing her hydropower potential utilizing the private capital. The policy ecosystem designed for the energy sector has continuously encouraged Banks and Financial Institutions (BFIs) to lend massive amounts of capital required for hydropower projects.
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Specific interest in infrastructure financing, public private partnership and electric power industry regulation.
Education
Master's degree & Civil Engineering
2019 - 2021
The University of Tokyo
Graduated from the department of civil engineering, construction management and infrastructure systems laboratory. Master's Thesis under the supervision of Prof. Kazumasa Ozawa.
Engineer's Degree & Civil Engineering
2011 - 2014
Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering
High School
2008 - 2010
Universal College H.S School
Professional Experience
Under-Secretary (Senior Divisional Engineer), License Division
July 2022 - Present
Department of Electricity Development (DoED), Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
- Section Head of License Division
- To oversee the license application of private developers for hydropower and solar projects. Issue the generation license of hydropower and solar projects to the private developers.
Hydropower Engineer, License Division
October 2021 - Jul 2022
Department of Electricity Development, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
- Facilitating private developers' applications to grant survey license for hydropower projects.
- Review the technical feasibility studies of hydropower projects submitted by private developers as per the Guidelines for the Study of Hydropower Projects, 2018.
Hydropower Engineer, Water Resources and Energy Development Division
February 2018 - October 2021
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development, Province Government, Bagmati Province
- Facilitate 13 Water Resources and Irrigation Development Division and 2 Ground Water Resources and Irrigation Development Division of Bagmati Province.
- Implementation of small-scale renewable and alternative energy projects (off-grid solar, distributed solar PV, biogas, biomass) in Bagmati Province.
Hydropower Engineer, Project Study Division
August 2015 - February 2018
Department of Electricity Development, Ministry of Energy Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal
- Involved in procurement of consultancy services (ICB-International Competitive Bidding) for the technical feasibility and environmental impact assessment (EIA) study of Sunkoshi-2 (SU-2, 978 MW) and Sunkoshi-3 (SU-3, 683 MW) Storage-Type Hydropower Projects.
- Client engineer to oversee the consulting services provided by the consultant for SU-2 and SU-3 projects up to the field investigations reporting phase.
- Involved in the technical feasibility study and EIA study of Jhimrukh Storage-Type Hydropower Project (97.7 MW) from inception reporting phase to the interim design report phase.
- Inspection of various hydropower projects under construction.
Assistant Lecturer
August 2015 - February 2018
Himalaya College of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
- Taught bachelor level engineering classes on Computational Techniques in Civil Engineering, Theory of Structures and Time Series Analysis.
Publications
Kuikel, B. (2025). विद्युत ऐन, २०४९ को आलोकमा प्रस्तावित विद्युत विधेयकको उत्पादन अनुमतिपत्रको व्यवस्था. 32nd Annual Report of Department of Electricity Development (DoED), 91-94
View PaperKuikel, B. (2024). Missing Rationale and Discussion on Unbundling of Nepal Electricity Authority. 31th Annual Report of Department of Electricity Development (DoED), 85-88
View PaperFinancial Analysis Dashboard (For Publicly Listed Hydropower Projects)
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1. Financial analysis is based on publicly available information and above assumptions.
2. Hundred percent evacuation of electricity considered in the analysis.
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Disclaimer: Actual figures shall vary. Please do not make any investment decision solely based on this chart. Take experts advice, refer financial reports and invest wisely.
Explore Hydropower Projects Map
View interactive map with all hydropower projects and their geographical locations
Contact
Tenzing Chowk
Boudha 6, Kathmandu Nepal
badrikuikel[at]gmail.com