The 5th International Conference on Developments in Renewable Energy Technology 2018 (ICDRET'2018) is the 5th event in the ICDRET conference series that bring together academicians, researchers, engineers and industry experts involved in multiple disciplines of Renewable Energy Technologies. ICDRET'2018, technically co-sponsored by IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES) was held in Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu, Nepal from March 29 to 31, 2018.