Shisher Shrestha
National Researcher - Renewable Energy Water & Climate Change
Shisher has worked in Nepal’s renewable energy field with the private sector, government agencies, and development partners. He has technical project management experience and has led a number of solar energy project interventions in the health, education, and agriculture sectors. Shisher is a Tribhuvan University (Nepal) trained Electronics Engineer. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Biomimetics with a focus on Renewable Energy Technologies from Rhine Waal University of Applied Sciences (Germany).
Latest news for Shisher Shrestha
Can solar power secure the future of fish farming?
Faced with high energy costs, Nepal’s growing fish industry could find a cost-saving, sustainable solution in solar technology ...
What happens when a marginalized village gets water?
In the hills of Sindhupalchowk in Nepal, a newly installed solar lift system carries water uphill to reach the fields and people of a highly marginalized community, bringing relief from ...
Water entrepreneurship can drive solar irrigation and climate mitigation in Nepal
Small solar pumps help individual farmers, but larger systems that serve collective fields could drive uptake and lift rural incomes across Nepal’s breadbasket, as lessons from its neighbor Indian state ...
Women in Nepalese farming community take lead to tackle disaster-induced challenges
A women-led agricultural initiative in Lalitpur, Nepal uses solar irrigation technology to boost the resiliency of their community ...
Latest publications by Shisher Shrestha
Journal Article
Unpacking the Challenges of Solar Lift Irrigation in Nepal’s Mid-Hills: Toward a Sustainable Energy-Water Solution
April 23rd, 2026
Brief
Sunlight to Sustenance: Early Implementation Insights from a Solar-Grid Lift System Pilot in Nepal’s Mid-Hills
International Water Management Institute | April 22nd, 2026
Report
Innovative Financing Solutions for Water-Agriculture Innovations in Nepal
International Water Management Institute | March 18th, 2026
