Mr. Uttar Kumar Shrestha

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Uttar Kumar Shrestha is responsible for overall Operation and Management of the Company. Prior to joining BPC, he was the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). He served NEA for more than 20 years in different capacities. Mr. Shrestha holds a sound knowledge on Financing, Taxation, Audits, Management, Hydropower Development and PPA negotiation and extensive experience in negotiation with different bilateral and multilateral donor agencies, local financial institutions for financing and implementation of various projects. Mr. Shrestha has attended various Executive Management Development training programs and has participated as an expert in various national and international forums related to hydropower development. He had also served various hydropower companies as a Board Member during his service period at NEA.

Mr. Shrestha is a certified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds MBA from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Mr. Sanjaya K Shrestha

Senior Vice President - Investment and Projects

Sanjaya K Shrestha is the Senior Vice President, Investment and Projects. His current focus is on financial optimization and transformation, timely execution of projects and BPC’s medium- to long-term strategy and finances.

Sanjaya joined BPC in 2024 after a twenty plus year career in the United States, United Kingdom and India. He has worked in global firms such as Barclays Bank, American Express, Diageo and The Boston Consulting Group. In Nepal, he has worked in or been associated with diverse institutions such as Himalayan Bank, Nepal Electric Vehicle Industry, Shangri-la Energy, Government of Nepal’s National Planning Commission and the Artificial Intelligence Task Force of the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.

While Sanjaya has worked in the financial services industry most of his career, his focus in the last ten years has been on digital transformation and innovation of banks and fintechs. He has helped many companies harness new technologies to transform products, services and customer experiences. He has built strategies around Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Metaverse, mobile apps, IT workforce strategy, etc. In his last role, he led partnerships with international IT services firms such as Accenture, Capgemini, IBM and Infosys for Barclays Bank globally. He has been a mentor of tech startups and entrepreneurs in the UK, India and Nepal since 2015.

Sanjaya has an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics (Honors) from Harvard University. He also has an International Baccalaureate from Pearson College (UWC), Canada.

Mr. Pratik Man Singh Pradhan

Vice President - Business Development & Projects

Mr. Pradhan is the Vice President and leads the Business Development and Project Function at BPC. Mr. Pradhan is responsible for the business, development and implementation of new hydropower projects, like Kabeli A Hydroelectric Project, Nyadi Hydropower Project, Lower Manang Marsyangdi Hydropower Project and Chino Hydropower Project.

Mr. Pradhan is a hydropower development expert with over 25 years of experience in the planning, preparation, development and implementation of the hydropower projects. His key experiences include providing technical and managerial oversight of implementing and upgrading of hydropower projects, preparing of the projects for implementation, and working on environmental hydraulics issues. Mr. Pradhan has provided leadership in a hydraulics research laboratory which focused on solving hydraulic related problems in the design of headworks in sediment loaded rivers in Nepal and the South Asia region. He has also had extensive experience in the construction of dams, intakes, and tunnels from a number of hydropower projects in Nepal.

Mr. Pradhan has a Graduate Degree in Civil Engineering from NIT India and a Master’s in Science in Hydropower Planning and Development from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, as well as a second Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan, USA.

Mr. Radheshyam Shrestha

Vice President - Finance

As Vice President - Finance, Mr. Shrestha is responsible for BPCs financial operations, and investor and stakeholder relations. Mr. Shrestha has served 30 years in different positions in Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) the Central Bank of Nepal. He had held the position of Directors of Financial Management Department and Bank and FI Regulation Department at NRB. Prior to BPC he had worked as professional Chartered Accountant in CSC & Company and R. Bajrachayra & Co. in Kathmandu.

A certified Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Mr. Shrestha also holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce from Tribuvan University.

Mr. Tika Ram Bhatta

Vice President - Corporate Management

Mr. Tika Ram Bhatta leads the Corporate Management Function of the Company. He is a retired Brigadier General of Nepal Army, where he served for 38 years in various capacities. He has commanded Company, Battalion, Training Centre and Brigade within Nepal and has served on international peace-keeping missions. He has vast experience of working in Operations, Procurement, Peace-keeping and Logistics Departments in the Army Headquarters in a senior management positions. He has been honored with several awards including Gorkha Dakshin Bahu IV & III in recognition of his commitment and dedication towards work.

Mr. Bhatta holds Masters’ Degree in Political Science from Tribhuvan University, Nepal and Masters’ in Management Studies from Osmania University, India. He has completed Command and Staff Course in the Army, Management Trainings from Civil Staff College, Nepal and Crane Field University, UK. In addition, he has also completed the Military and Management trainings in India and USA. He has served in United Nations’ Peace-keeping Missions in Lebanon, F ormer Yugoslavia and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mr. Prakash Kumar Shrestha

Vice President - Operations

Mr. Shrestha is the Vice President of Operation Function at BPC. Mr. Shrestha is with BPC for the past 27 years in different senior positions. He has wide range of both technical and managerial experience in hydropower sector. His major responsibilities include overall management of two major power plants and distribution systems of the Company in Pyuthan, Arghkhachi, Syangja and Palpa Districts.

Mr. Shrestha’s leadership and technological insight in the domain of his expertise has strengthened BPC’s generation capacity with record breaking generation trend. He has also been working as a CEO of BPC Services Limited (BPCSL), another subsidiary company of BPC, which provides Operation and Maintenance Service to the power plants.

Mr. Shrestha holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from National Institute of Technology India, Master of Science (Electrical Power System) from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and an MBA from Kathmandu University.

Hari Budhathoki

Company Secretary & Legal Counsel

Mr. Budhathoki holds LL.M. in Commercial Law from Tribhuwan University. He is an Advocate accredited by Nepal Bar Council, and a Member of Nepal Bar Association, High Court Bar Association, Patan. He has more than 17 years of experience as consulting and practicing lawyer in Nepal in the field of hydropower, infrastructure development, investment, employment, taxation, contracts, corporate governance, securities, procurement laws. He is providing legal services to Nyadi Hydropower Limited and Hydro-Consult Engineering Limited on retainer basis and to various infrastructure companies including Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited on as and when required basis.