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Work History
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Accomplishments
Areas of Interest
Thesis/Projects
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Manish Devkota

Coolbinia,Perth,,WA

Summary

Electrical Engineer specialising in the hydropower sector, with proven expertise in generation optimisation, maintenance scheduling, fault diagnosis, and troubleshooting. Skilled in HV switchgear, transformers, and other primary hydropower assets, with hands-on experience in installation, commissioning, and protection systems. Adept at planning strategies to minimise downtime and coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient power generation. Passionate about advancing renewable energy through practical hydropower operations, asset management, and continuous improvement.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Site Incharge

Khudi Hydropower Limited (4 MW)
Marshyangdi-9, Khudi, Nepal
11.2019 - 04.2023
  • Oversaw daily operations and load optimization, ensuring reliable generation and asset availability.
  • Delivered real time fault diagnosis and recovery for transformer, switchgear, relay, excitation, turbine-generator protection, PLC, HMI and auxiliary systems.
  • Planned and executed preventive and corrective maintenance including testing, commissioning and upgrades of HV equipment and control systems.
  • Conducted condition monitoring, performance reporting and compliance management to support lifecycle planning and operational decisions.
  • Implemented safety procedures and emergency response strategies improving reliability, cost effectiveness and team performance.
  • Worked closely with operations and maintenance teams, providing technical support and mentoring for safe efficient maintenance executions.
  • Successfully restored plant operations after the 2019 flood and during COVID restrictions, leading in-house staff and national technicians when international experts were unavailable.

Consultant Engineer

Anamol Friendship Engineering Consultancy
Sndarbazar-9,Fedikuna, , Lamjung,Nepal
09.2021 - 12.2022
  • Overseeing and consulting electrical machinery repair and maintenance, hydropower plant maintenance, testing and commissioning, installation of 11kV and 400V distribution lines, and switchgear systems.

Operation Engineer

Upper Marshyangdi A Hydroelectric Project, Sino Hydro (50 MW)
Marshyangdi-7, Khudi, Nepal
08.2019 - 11.2019
  • Monitored Plant operation, load management and performance optimization for efficient generation.
  • Oversaw system protection, control and automation to maintain reliability and safety.
  • Delivered technical reporting, compliance documentation and corrective maintenance support.

Internship

Middle Marshyangdi Hydropower station (69MW)
Sundarbazar-8, Nepal
08.2019 - 08.2019
  • Assisted with power plant operations, turbine-generator units, and HV systems.

Education

Master of Engineering - Electrical System

Engineering Institute Of Technology
Perth, Australia
08.2025

Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - Power and Control Engineering

Kathmandu University
Dhulikhel, Nepal
10.2019

Skills

  • Hydropower operations
  • Protection and control systems
  • Asset management
  • Preventive and corrective maintenance
  • Testing and commissioning
  • Safety and compliance
  • Fault diagnostics
  • Technical advice
  • Effective communication
  • Software (Power Factory DIGSILENT, ETAP, MATLAB, AutoCAD Electrical, HOMERPRO, TIA Portal, Flexisoft HMI, Microsoft Package)

Languages

English: Full Professional Proficiency, PTE score 71

Accomplishments

Employee of the Year 2021 ( Khudi Hydropower Limited)-Leading recovery after 2019 flood damage and during COVID restrictions.

Areas of Interest

-Hydro Power and Renewable sources   - Power System Operation and protection

-Substation Automation                            - Power Quality issues and mitigation

-Electrical machinery                                -Transmission and Distribution

-Smart Grid -Power Electronics

Thesis/Projects

  • Master of Engineering Thesis:

Particle swarm optimization based Automatic Generation control for Nepal’s two area Power system and its Implication for Economic Load dispatch.

  • Bachelor of Engineering final year project:

Design and Fabrication of Speed Control of three phase Induction Motor using V/F method

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Consultant Engineer

Anamol Friendship Engineering Consultancy
09.2021 - 12.2022

Site Incharge

Khudi Hydropower Limited (4 MW)
11.2019 - 04.2023

Operation Engineer

Upper Marshyangdi A Hydroelectric Project, Sino Hydro (50 MW)
08.2019 - 11.2019

Internship

Middle Marshyangdi Hydropower station (69MW)
08.2019 - 08.2019

Master of Engineering - Electrical System

Engineering Institute Of Technology

Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering - Power and Control Engineering

Kathmandu University

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