The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal that governs the development and implementation of energy including its conservation, regulation and utilization. It furthermore develops operates electricity projects including hydropower projects. Due to the importance of water resources in Nepal,[3] the ministry focuses on the development and utilization of hydropower.[1] In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of Water Resources and Irrigation was added to the then Ministry of Energy, while the Ministry of Irrigation was discontinued.[4]
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Nepal |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Motto | निजामती सेवाको मान्यता: अनुशासन, इमान्दारिता र नैतिकता |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Website | moewri |
Organisational structure
There are three departments under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work. They are:[5]
- Department of Electricity Development (website)
- Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (website)
- Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (website)
Furthermore, several organizations also work under and with the ministry:[6]
- Nepal Electricity Authority (website)
- Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (website)
- Groundwater Resources Development Board (website)
- Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (website)
- Water Resource Research and Development Centre (website)
- Vidhyut Utpadan Company Limited (website)
- Rastriya Prasaran Grid Company Limited (website)
- Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited (website)
Former Ministers of Energy
This is a list of former Ministers of Energy since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:
| Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | Portfolio | |
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| 1 | Radha Gyawali[7] | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 25 February 2014 | 1 October 2015[8] | Minister of Energy |
| 2 | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi[9] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 19 October 2015 | 13 July 2016[10] | |
| 3 | Janardhan Sharma[11] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 14 August 2016 | 7 June 2017[12] | |
| 4 | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 26 July 2017 | 17 October 2017 | |
| 5 | Kamal Thapa[13] | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 17 October 2017 | 14 February 2018[14] | |
| 6 | Barsaman Pun[15] | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 16 March 2018 | 25 December 2020 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 7 | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | Nepal Communist Party | 25 December 2020 | 20 May 2021 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 8 | Sharat Singh Bhandari | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 4 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 9 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel | Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 24 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 10 | Pampha Bhusal | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 13 July 2021 | 26 December 2022 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 11 | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 17 January 2023 | 25 February 2023 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
| 12 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | 31 March 2023 | Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation |
See also
References
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