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JAGADISHWAR MAN SINGH Deputy Director , NEA Engineering Services, Nepal Electricity Authority.
EDUCATION Master of Science in Hydropower Development, ( 2003 ) Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, ( 1985 ) Regional Engineering College, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India. MEMBERSHIP Member - Nepal Engineer's Association Member - Nepal Hydropower Association EMPLOYMENT RECORD / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003 ~ up to date Deputy Director, Project Development Department ( PDD ), Nepal Electricity Authority ( NEA ) · Co-ordinator, Feasibility Study of Upper Seti Storage Project. It includes the coordination of everything related to the feasibility level study of the project with the full responsibility of bringing out the Feasibility Study Report for it 2001 ~ 2003 Masters student at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 1999 ~ 2001 Deputy Director, Project Preparation Department ( PPD ), Nepal Electricity Authority ( NEA ) · Project Manager, Identification and Feasibility Study Of Storage Projects. Responsibilities include the overall management of the technical as well as the administrative aspects of the Identification and Feasibility Study of Storage Projects. This study has already identified 102 storage projects throughout Nepal, coarse screened them to 10 projects and fine screened and ranked them to 4 projects. The study involved the identification as well as the preliminary engineering for the 102 projects and prefeasibility level studies for the 10 fine screened projects. It also included the feasibility level studies of two of the best projects. · Co-ordinator, Detailed Design Study of Likhu-IV Hydroelectric Project. Took the full responsibility for the preparation of the Detailed Design Report, Phase - I for Likhu IV Hydroelectric Project. This involved taking the lead in the re-optimisation studies of the installed capacity and the preparation of the report including the design of the surface powerhouse. 1996 ~ 1999 Technical Co-ordinator, MHSP/CIWEC Took the full responsibility for the engineering design required for the feasibility study of the Upper Karnali, Tamur-Mewa and Dudh Koshi Hydroelectric Projects projects studied by Medium Hydropower Study Project (MHSP), with the Canadian International Water and Energy Consultant (CIWEC), a joint venture of Acres International, Niagara Falls, and SNC - Shawinigan, Montreal, Canada. Responsibilities included assisting the Canadian Project Manager with the overall technical co-ordination of the different engineering aspects of the feasibility study and report preparation. Was also fully responsible for the following tasks:
The responsibilities also included the technical co-ordination of the feasibility study for the following projects: · Tamur Mewa Hydroelectric Project ( 100 MW )
Responsibilities included the planning and design of the diversion facilities for the construction period and preparing the construction schedule. Resource consultant for Water Resource Consultants (WRC), Maitighar Took the full responsibility in designing the powerhouse and tailrace and their associated structures for the Feasibility Study of Rahughat Hydroelectric Project (30 MW) including the preparation of drawings. This included an in depth comparison of 2 and 3 units of Pelton as well as Francis turbines on the basis of their efficiencies. 1995 ~ 1996 Co-ordinator, PPD, NEA Co-ordinated the site visit and prepared the field visit report on Upper Karnali Hydroelectric Project. This also included a part of the upgrading study for Upper Karnali Hydroelectric Project. 1994 ~ 1995 Site In Charge, Headworks Area, TDHUP / CIWEC, Nuwakot. Incharge of the construction activites of the Headworks and its surrounding area of Trishuli Devighat Hydropower Upgrading Project (TDHUP),Nuwakot, Nepal. Responsibilities included the hydraulic and structural design of the different structures related to the Headworks including the preparation of construction drawings and working details. The work included the revisions to the structural designs of the bridge across the headregulator, the retaining wall upstream of the headworks area, the left abutment of the headregulator and three new piers in the headregulator structure including the floatation checks done for the base slab of the headregulator. It also involved the preparation of detailed construction and reinforcement detail drawings for these structures. As the In Charge for the Headwork Area of TDHUP responsibilities included the technical supervision of all the demolition and construction activities within the headworks area. This involved supervising the demolition works of the left abutment and a pier of the existing headregulator and the gabion protection wall located upstream of the headworks area. It also involved rebuilding them again by increasing the number of bays in the intake of the headregulator from 3 to 6 bays and replacing the upstream gabion wall with a more modern reinforced concrete retaining wall which was 6 m high and 65 m long. The work also included solving other minor and major problems associated with the construction of the headworks such as
Involved in the preparation of the Detailed Design Report for TDHUP. Responsibilities included hydraulic and structural design and the preparation of tender drawings including reinforcement detailing for structures like the bridge deck across the headregulator, retaining wall upstream of the intake, the inlet and outlet to the aqueducts etc. Took the full responsibility in carrying out the structural design of the bridge deck across the headregulator using the software " P-Frame". The responsibility also included the structural design of the left abutment for the headregulator and the 65 m long earth retaining wall located immediately upstream of the headworks.The work also involved the preparation of the tender drawings for the abovementioned structures including the planning and its geometric design involved with these structures. Was also completely responsible for the inlet and the outlet structures of both Aqueduct No.1 and Aqueduct No.2 across the Trishuli River. The work included planning the layout of the structures, the hydraulic study of the intake and the outlet part of these structures. It also included the structural design and the stability checks of individual structures within these inlet and outlet structures. Was also fully responsible for the preparation of detailed engineering drawings including the reinforcement detail drawings for all of the abovementioned structures which were used for the tendering process for the civil structures of the Trishuli Devighat Hydropower Upgrading Project. The responsibilities also included checking and approving construction drawings submitted by the contractors for approval. These construction drawings mainly consisted of building drawings including the slab reinforcement details of the Nepal Electricity Authority quarters used for TDHUP submitted by MHDC the main contractor for the infrastructure works. It also included the checking the hydro-mechanical drawings of gates, stoplogs, trashrack structures, hoisting equipment and their associated structures for the headregulator the inlet, the outlet the flushing structure and the by-pass canal for the desander and the steel truss bridge for the aqueducts submitted by the main civil work contractor Larsen and Turbo Limited from India. 1991 ~ 1992 Civil Engineer, PPD, NEA. · Resource consultant for Upper Arun Hydroelectric Project, Feasibility Study Phase II with Morrison Knnudsen Engineers. Was involved with American Expatriates in carrying out the economic analysis of the Upper Arun Hydroelectric Project. The method used for this economic analysis was known as the "Time Slice Method " which involved the economic analysis of a project with respect to a certain period of time in the demand and supply scenario of the country and the "Willingness to Pay". The overall analysis was done with the help of a spreadsheet model. · Involved in the preparation of the study report on 'Guideline Study of the Hydropower Projects of Nepal '. Was involved in the compilation of all the hydraulic data for the different hydropower projects that had been studied upto the year 1991. The main part of the work also involved assisting Canadian Expatriates in the preparation of a design guideline for hydropower projects in Nepal. 1990 ~ 1991 Counterpart Design Engineer, TDHUP / CIWEC Assisted in the preparation of the Feasibility Study Report for TDHUP. Responsibilities included preparing layouts, hydraulic and structural design and the preparation of detailed drawings including the preparation of their quantity and cost estimates. The main area of the responsibility included the hydraulic and structural design of the intake part of the existing desander together with its outlet structure. The work included the study of the flow pattern through these intake and outlet gates, the detailed stability checks of all the retaining structures associated with the intake and the outlet structures and the preparation of the feasibility level drawings for all of these structures. It also included the hydraulic and structural design of the trashracks and the intake gates for the main intake at the head regulator. 1986 ~ 1990 Civil Engineer, PPD , NEA. · Resource consultant for the preparation of a study report on 'Least Cost Generation Expansion Plan' (LCGEP) 1990 with Electricite de France (EDF), Kathmandu.The job included the collection and compilation of the different data of all the hydropower projects that had been studied upto 1990. It also included the assistance provided to the French expatriates in analysing these data and coming up with a new set of revised unit rates which was used in the final production of the Least Cost Generation Expansion Plan -1990. · Involved in the preparation of the Prefeasibility Study Reports on
· On the job training in Hydrotechnical Engineering related to the Feasibility Study of Medium Hydropower Study Projects ( Sept / Oct 1997) conducted by Acres International, Niagara Falls and SNC - Shawinigan, Montreal , Canada. · Basic Leadership Skills ( Sept 1996 ) conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur,India and NEPCON (a member of Soaltee Conglomerate), Kathmandu. · Power System Simulation (SYSSIM) (Sept 1995), conducted by Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS) and CIWEC, Kathmandu. · On the job training related to the construction supervision of Trishuli Devighat Hydropower Upgrading Project (TDHUP). ( Mar / April 1993) conducted by Acres International, Niagara Falls, Canada. · MS DOS and LOTUS 123 , ( Oct / Nov 1988 ), conducted by Space Age, Kathmandu. · Estimating Construction Cost and Estimate and Bid Analysis ( Sept 1986 - Jan 1987 ) conducted by Canadian International Water and Energy Consultants (CIWEC) / Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Kathmandu. COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE · Conversant with the Windows/DOS operating systems. · MS Word, Word Perfect/ MS Excel, MS Project, Lotus 123 · Auto CAD · Other Civil Engineering Softwares LANGUAGES + English - Excellent + Hindi - Good + Newari - Excellent + Nepali - Excellent |