Organization Profile

Dedicated to offer valued advisory and consulting services in Energy &

Infrastructure sector

ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAVEN (EIM) Pvt. Ltd

Cost Efficiency along with Reliability and Sustainability

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Table of contents

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1. ABOUT EIM ..................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Locations ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Core Values ........................................................................................................ 1 1.3 EIM way of doing business .................................................................................. 1 1.4 Health and Safety ................................................................................................ 1 1.5 EIM’s Team ......................................................................................................... 2 Key Staffs ....................................................................................................................... 2 Resource Persons .......................................................................................................... 4

2. HYDROPOWER SERVICES............................................................................................ 5

2.1 Site Selection and Project Planning: .................................................................... 7 2.2 Licensing and Approvals ..................................................................................... 7 2.3 Headworks Engineering ...................................................................................... 7 2.4 Underground/Tunnel Engineering ....................................................................... 8 2.5 Waterway Optimization ....................................................................................... 8 2.6 Project Financing ................................................................................................ 8

3. SPECIAL SERVICES TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ..................................................... 8

4. RELEVANT HYDROPOWER EXPERIENCES .............................................................. 10

4.1 Experience of the Company ...............................................................................10 4.2 Relevant Hydropower Experiences of EIM Team Members................................10

4.2.1 Design/Construction Experience .......................................................................... 10 4.2.2 Operation Experience .......................................................................................... 11

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1. About EIM

Energy & Infrastructure Maven (EIM) Pvt. Ltd. is newly established engineering consulting company basically focusing in energy and infrastructure projects. EIM aims to shape and materialize the customer’s dreams specially related to Energy and Infrastructures by value addition from highly specialized professional Engineers, Geologist, Surveyors, Contract Specialist, Environmentalist, Cost & Financial analyst etc. Such value addition from specialized professional would help to define customer’s dreams in objective terms like cost, benefit and rate of return of customer’s investment.

EIM has a long term goal in providing specialized service in energy sector especially in hydropower not only in Nepal but also internationally. So EIM consist of team members that have very long experience in design, construction and operation of hydropower projects.

1.1 Locations

EIM has started its service to all over Nepal through its highly professional staff and resources persons based on its head office in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu and soon is planning to expand its services to international level.

1.2 Core Values

The mission of EIM is to serve its clients in technical fields by effective use of the firm’s resources and experience of the best resources persons available in Nepal. To align with its mission, EIM will be

• Dedicated to achieve clients goal on a corporate and personal level

• Applying innovative approaches that are results oriented to support client objectives

• Take care of quality issues in everything the company undertakes

• Committed to the integrity and maintain ethical standards in all client relationships

1.3 EIM way of doing business

EIM aims to establish the company by building strong relationships with its clients by meetings client’s need. EIM believes that the company can establish strong relationship and meet its client’s need only through motivated staff of the company and one of best way to motivate its employee is to implant the feel of ownership to its employee and involve them in the decision making process. So the company promotes the culture of employee ownership in the company.

EIM also committed to sustainability issue. So EIM will run its business interacting with its community and serving its client in ways that enhance the lives of people affected by its work.

1.4 Health and Safety

The health and safety of our staff is the most important issue for EIM. EIM does not want to achieve its objective by compromising its staff’s health and safety. EIM will provide a safe and healthy working environment; provide time and resources necessary to enable everyone to perform their work in safe and healthy manner.

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1.5 EIM’s Team

EIM has diversified team members that are specialized in different engineering sectors but that have intensive experience in numbers of hydropower projects. As its initial stage of growth the company has small in house team as listed in table below which are backed up by our strong resources persons listed in table below:

Key Staffs

SUNIL GHAJU Executive Chairman Born: 1980

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Executive Master in Business Administration, ACE, Nepal, 2016 Msc. In Hydropower Development, NTNU, Norway, 2010 BE (Civil), IoE, Nepal, 2004

KEY EXPERIENCE More than 12 years of working experience in various hydropower/infrastructure management, planning, design, contract negotiation, contract management and construction supervision and business development activities of infrastructure related companies. Mr. Ghaju holds special skills in proposal preparation, Contract Management, Hydropower planning, design and construction, Project Planning, Budgeting, Scheduling and Project Management, Tunnel Construction, Field investigations, Costing & Financial analysis of infrastructure projects, Preparation of technical documents including Feasibility Reports, Detailed Design Reports and Tender Documents, Construction supervision

SABIN MAHARJAN Hydropower Engineer, Team Leader Born : 1985

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications MSc. in Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, Netherlands-2014 Bachelor in Civil Engineering, IOE - 2007

KEY EXPERIENCE More than 10 years of experience in detail design, feasibility design, due diligence, bill verification works of numbers of hydropower projects ranging from 5 MW to 400 MW. Mr. Maharjan have key strength in hydrology & hydraulic design of hydropower project and have work as team leader in numbers of projects.

JEEWAN MANANDHAR Assistant Manager, Structure Engineer

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Master of Engineering in Earthquake, 2018, Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur Bachelors in Civil Engineering, 2012, Khwopa Engineering College, Bhaktapur

KEY EXPERIENCE More than 5 years of experience in detail design, feasibility design, due diligence, bill verification works of numbers of hydropower projects ranging from 5 MW to 54 MW. Mr. Manandhar have key strength in hydrology, hydraulic design and structural design of hydropower projects.

RAM SUNDAR SHRESTHA Assistant Hydropower Engineer 07 October, 1986

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications M.Sc. in Water Resource Engineering, 2016, Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk, Lalitpur Bachelors in Civil Engineering, 2010, Western Region Campus, Lamachaur, Pokhara, Kaski

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Diploma in Civil Engineering, 2005, Thapathali Campus, Thapathali, Kathmandu

KEY EXPERIENCE More than 8 years of experience in civil engineering design and hydrological analysis

DR. SUBIN DESAR Phd in Structure Engineer Born: 1981

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Phd in Structural Engineering, CTGU, China, 2016 Master’s in Structure Engineering, 2012 Bachelor in Civil Engineering, 2005

KEY EXPERIENCE Over 10 years of experience in structural design of different hydropower projects

ISHWAR DAHAL Civil Engineer Born: 1996

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Bachelor in Civil Engineering, 2017

SUDIP MAN PRADHAN Civil Engineer Born; 1994

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications B.E in Civil Engineering,2017

SAGUN SHRESTHA Civil Engineer Born; 1993

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications B.E in Civil Engineering,2016

SANISH MAHARJAN Civil Engineer Born; 1996

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications B.E in Civil Engineering,2017

PRAMOD PANT Civil Engineer Born; 1994

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications B.E in Civil Engineering,2017 GAJENDRAD PSD CHAUDHARY CAD Expert

1996

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Certificate Level of Architect from T.U. Engineering College, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal in 1985

KEY EXPERIENCE Over 28 years of experience in civil engineering design and drawings with specific experience in hydropower sector. Mr. Chaudhary has involved in preparation of detailed design drawing for DPR of Likhu – A (51.4MW), Likhu-1(33.4MW), Likhu-2 (24.20MW), and Lapchi khola Hydroelectric Project (99.4MW) as CAD expert. He has also extensive experience in road and bridge projects.

Mr. Kishor Kumar Sah Civil Engineer 1988

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications • B. Tech. Civil Engineering 2017, Bharath University, Chennai, India.

• Diploma in Civil Engineering (3 years course) in 2008 Lahan Technical School, Lahan, Nepal

KEY EXPERIENCE Mr. Sah holds Diploma in Civil Engineering and have wide experience in civil engineering construction works. He has good experience of quality control works, preparing billing, preparation of monthly reports, survey and preparation of daily and monthly log book in site. Mr. Sah has good knowledge of quality control issue in construction site including concreting and reinforcement works.

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Thakur Diploma In Civil Engineering 1991

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Nationality Nepali Qualifications Diploma in Civil Engineering from Advanced College Of Engineering And

Management College, CTEVT, Nepal, 2011 KEY EXPERIENCE Mr. Thakur holds Diploma in Civil Engineering and have more than

seven years of experience in civil engineering construction works including hydropower and other infrastructures construction works. He has involved in many projects as Sub-Engineer and Civil Inspector where he was mainly involved in site supervision works of headworks, tunnel, road and other components of civil structures. As he has involved in mid-scale hydropower projects in Nepal, he has good knowledge of concreting/reinforcement works & tunneling works.

Resource Persons

EIM has a pool of resource persons in various discipline of engineering. The consulting firm utilizes the expertise of the following highly experienced resource persons as and when required.

DR. HARI SHANKAR SHRESTHA

Hydropower Expert Born: 1954

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications PhD in Sedimentation and Sediment Handling in Himalayan Reservoirs, 2008-2012, M.Sc. in Hydropower Development, 1999 –2001, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, M.Sc. Civil Engineering with honours (Specialization in Hydraulics),1986 –1992, People’s Friendship University, Moscow

KEY EXPERIENCE Dr. Shrestha have extensive experience, Over 20 years of experience in Hydropower Planning and Design, Feasibility study of Hydropower Projects, Detail Design of Hydropower Projects, Structural analysis and design of different components of Hydropower projects, Management, co-ordination, Financial and economic analysis of hydropower projects, Structural analysis and design of different type of structures, Application of Hydraulic Design Softwares (Hec-Ras, Flow Master, Flow Pro etc.), Application of Hydrological Analysis and Hydropower Softwares (HBV model, Hydra Nepal, DIPEO etc.), Application of Structural Softwares (STAAD/PRO, SAP2000, GEAR 2003, GRASP etc.)

DR. NARAYAN BHAKTA SHRESTHA

Senior Design Engineer Born: 1964

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Ph.D. from Belorussian Polytechnic Institute-1988, M.Sc. Civil Engineering from Belorussian Polytechnic Institute - 1984 (Minsk, Belarus, USSR).

KEY EXPERIENCE Dr. Shrestha holds Ph.D. in structural engineering. He is well qualified structural engineer having more than 26 years of experience in hydropower, road and other infrastructure projects. Dr. Shrestha has also gained valuable experience as a Resident/Structural Engineer in design and construction supervision of various international projects in Kiev, Ukraine and Minsk, Belarus.

MR. RAJENDRA LAL SHRESTHA

Sr. Engineer (Electrical) Born: 1974

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Master in Electrical Engineering from Yeungnam University, South Korea, 2011

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KEY EXPERIENCE Mr. Shrestha is a Sr. Electrical Engineer with 17 years of experience in electrical and electromechanical design of hydropower project and have experience in operation and maintenance of hydroelectric projects. He is well familiar with the operational challenges of hydropower projects in the Himalaya mountains, as well as the local and regional culture.

MEERA JOSHI Environmental Expert Born: 1953

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications • Master of Environmental Science/Studies from University of Adelaide, South Australia in 1999

• Master of Science in Civil Engineering/Sanitary Engineer from Peoples Friendship University of Russia, Moscow in 1983.

KEY EXPERIENCE Ms. Joshi has more than 28 year’s professional experience as an EA=(IEE/EIA/SIA) Study in different sectors: .roads, hydropower, transmission line, Urban Planning, Medical/Solid waste management, water supply and sanitation etc.

RUPESH SHRETHA Sr. Engineer

Born: 1976

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Master of Engineering Studies from The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 2006 Bachelors in Civil Engineering Nepal, 2000

KEY EXPERIENCE Over 15 years of experience in physical modeling, design, construction supervision, project management of different hydropower projects (Middle 60MW Marsyangdi Project, 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Project ), Melamchi water supply project, irrigation projects etc.

ABHUSHAN NEUPANE Sr. Civil Engineer Born: 1979

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications Msc in Technology and Innovation Management, Nepal 2014 BE in Civil Engineering, 2002, Nepal

KEY EXPERIENCE Over 12 years of experience in numbers of hydropower projects (4MW Khudi, 5MW Tadi, 141 MW Lower Manang Marsyangdi HPP, 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project, 25MW Dordi "A" HEP, 216MW Upper Trishuli -1, 9.98 MW Upper Mai Hydroelectric Project, 12MW Jhimruk Hydroelectric Project) from design to construction supervision, contract management and overall management of projects

S. SHAKYA Senior Design Engineer Born: 1979

Nationality Nepali

Qualifications BE (Civil Engineering), Nepal, 2004 MSc (Hydropower), NTNU, Norway, 2011

KEY EXPERIENCE Over 10 years of experience in design and construction supervision, project management of hydropower, water supply, building projects etc.

2. Hydropower Services

EIM’s has strong team members having more than 37 years of experience in power sectors also from diversified field of engineering to help you with timely and cost effective solutions for

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your engineering and environmental needs. We support your hydropower projects across entire lifecycle of a project as outlined below:

Initial Planning Phase

• Site selection and project planning

• Desk Study report and Licensing

Feasibility Study and Detailed Engineering

Design Phase

• Topographic Survey

• Hydrological Survey

• Geological Investigation

• Hydraulic modeling

• Project Layout and Design

• Power Evacuation Study

• Environmental and socio-economic impact studies and management

• Cost estimate and Financial Analysis

• Project Planning

• Preparation of tender documents

• Detailed Structural Analysis and design of individual components

Implementation Phase

• Construction Planning

• Budgeting & Scheduleing

• Construction Supervision

• Project Management

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2.1 Site Selection and Project Planning:

EIM engineers and team members will work with regulatory agencies, development specialist and local communities to identify sites for hydropower projects. EIM will assist you in identification of most attractive site by offering following services during planning stage:

• Project area scanning for optimal location

• Evaluating relevant topographic and hydrological data

• Pre-project environmental considerations

• Evaluation of risks and barriers

• Assessment of preliminary financial viability of the project

2.2 Licensing and Approvals

EIM provides wide verity of services which help you to obtain necessary license and approvals from government authorities to plan, develop and operate hydropower projects in Nepal. The EIM helps you to get following licenses and approval from concern authorities:

• License for survey of electricity generation

• License for transmission and distribution of electricity

• License for electricity generation, transmission and distribution

• Approvals of IEE or IEA

• Power purchase agreement

• Connection agreement

2.3 Headworks Engineering

EIM’s team of expert ranging from hydrologist, hydropower and hydraulic engineer to geotechnical experts will be engaged in headworks engineering. In this sector we offer following services:

• Hydrologic analysis of water yield, flood routing, etc

• Layout of headworks (Dam, intake, desanding basin, headpond, etc) based on legal boundaries and available technical data (hydrological, topographic, geotechnical, etc)

• Seepage analysis in dams, analysis and design of dam foundation, spillways and hydraulic control structures, inlet design

• Hydraulic/structural designs of canals and desadning basin

• Erosion and sediment control studies

• Rehabilitation and upgrade design of dams, intake, desanding basin and spillways

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2.4 Underground/Tunnel Engineering

EIM team member has wide range of expertise in underground and tunnelling works in terms of underground design and construction management. The services we offer to underground industries in Nepal include:

• Site investigation and laboratory testing

• Layout of underground structures like powerhouse, desanding basin, waterway tunnel alignment selection, surge tank etc.

• Ground water inflow analysis

• Analysis of underground stress

• Blast design and control

• Assessment of excavation and tunnelling method and tunnel support design

• Tunnel instrumentation and monitoring

2.5 Waterway Optimization

Actually the sizing of waterway (tunnel, steel pipe or canal) is the trade-off between its construction cost and revenue loss resulting from friction & other losses in the waterway. Too large waterway can cause excessive investment and too small waterway can lead to opportunity loss of extra power generation. So based on the cost of construction and revenue loss calculation, EIM team of expert can help you to find the most profitable midway!!

2.6 Project Financing

EIM also assist you to get necessary project financing from financial institution through its team members network in commercial banks and financial institution.

3. Special Services to Financial Institution

Hydropower being capital intensive, the financing in hydropower by Nepalese Banks is relatively new concept through project financing (PF). Since project financing is characterised by limited or no recourse lending, bank and financial institution must be careful in project due diligence. As EIM has very competitive and experience team, EIM can help you protecting your interest regarding project financing in hydropower sector. EIM is especially capable to provide services in stage of due diligence and project monitoring part to protect interest of bank and financial institutions. For reference typical work flow processes during financing of hydropower project is presented in figure below and the stages where EIM can support you is highlighted in the figure below:

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Approach to Bank

• Developers/IPP of the project approach bank for project finance

Credit Depart

• Carries out background study of the promoters

Due Deligence Study

• Technical expert carryout due deligence studies

• Technical Due deligence

• Credit Assessment-Finacial Due deligence

• Credit Assessment - others

Consortium formation

• Consist of group of bank

• Finalization of pragmatic facility structure

Project Monitoring and

facilitation

• Start with commensement of the project

• Monitoring of physical/financail work progress (bill verification) based on the proposed/approved schedule

• Monitoring of job quality, timely completion, procurement schedule, budgetary disbursement and compliance with environmental and social mitigation plan.

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4. Relevant Hydropower Experiences

4.1 Experience of the Company

It is now more than 2 year that EIM has been working in the field of hydropower sector. During this short period of time, EIM has been progressing in good pace. The following are the major hydropower projects that has been completed by the company:

1. Nupche-Liku Hydropower Project - 57.5 MW, Feasibility Study

2. Suni Gad Hydropower Project - 17 MW, Feasibility Study

3. Due Diligence Study of Hadi Khola (Sunkoshi A) Hydropower Project, 0.997 MW

Also following projects are under study by the company:

1. Nupche-Liku Hydropower Project - 57.5 MW, Detail Engineering Design

2. Feasibility Study of 132 kV Transmission Line Project from NLHPP to NEA substation at Garjyang

3. Suni Gad Hydropower Project – 17 MW, Detail Engineering Design

4. Feasibility Study of 33 kV Transmission Line Project from SGHPP to NEA substation at Chainpur

5. Doodh Pokhari Chepe Hydropower Project – 8.8 MW, Feasibility Study

6. Due Diligence Study of Upper Lohare Hydropower Project, 4 MW

7. Technical Services to Upper Bhotekoshi Hydroelectric Project, 45 MW

4.2 Relevant Hydropower Experiences of EIM Team Members

4.2.1 Design/Construction Experience

EIM team members have intensively involved in following different project in design/ construction phase. Most of them and currently under construction

1. Upper Tamakoshi HEP (456 MW)

2. Kaligandaki Koban HEP (150 MW)

3. Likhu IV HEP (120 MW)

4. Middle Bhotekoshi HEP (102 MW)

5. Lower Solu HEP (82 MW)

6. Likhu 1 HEP (77 MW)

7. Bhotekoshi HEP -5 (60 MW)

8. Likhu 2 HEP (55 MW)

9. Likhu A HEP (51 MW)

10. Sanjen Hydroelectric Project (42 MW)

11. Khani Khola HEP (40MW)

12. Rahughat HEP (32 MW)

13. Chamelia HEP (30 MW)

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14. Upper Dordi “A” HEP (25 MW)

15. Khahare Khola HEP (24 MW)

16. Solu HEP (23.5 MW)

17. Mai Khola HEP (22 MW) - commissioned

18. Kulekhani III HEP (14MW)

19. Modi Khola HEP (14 MW)

20. Namarjun Madi HEP (12 MW)

21. Jogmai HEP (7.6 MW)

22. Ghalemdi Hydropower Project (5 MW)

23. Sardi Khola HEP (4 MW)

24. Sabha Khola HEP (4MW)

25. Sisa Khola “A” HEP (2.8MW)

26. Salleri-Chialsa HEP (600 kW) – commissioned

4.2.2 Operation Experience

EIM team member also have experience in operation of following hydropower Project in Nepal:

1. Kaligandaki “A” Hydroelectric Plant ( 144 MW)

2. Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Plant (69 MW)

3. Kulekhani Hydroelectric Plant (60 MW)

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info@eimaven.com.np Tel: +977 9851157962

Kathmandu, Nepal

www.eimaven.com.np

sunilghaju@eimaven.com.np Sunil Ghaju

Chief Operating Officer