Sambaddha Pradhan, Solar Specialist of Nepal Renewable Energy Programme is a Mechanical Engineer with MBA having more than 10 years of experience in RE Sector. He has experience of leading teams and has developed, planned, implemented and monitored over a Megawatt of Solar projects in Nepal. He has worked as the General Manager at SunFarmer, Technical Coordinator for Smart Urja, as Technical Head at One Planet Solution Pvt. Ltd. and as a Consultant at AEPC. He has managed operation of 8.5MW hydro energy project at Ankhu Khola Jalbidhyut Company Ltd. His prior employment gave him the opportunity to acquire management and operational experience for several energy projects, including solar, biogas, and clean cooking solutions.