Ministry of Energy (Myanmar) explained

Seal:Ministry_of_Energy_seal.svg
Dissolved: (1st time)
Jurisdiction:Government of Myanmar
Headquarters:Building No (6)
Naypyidaw
Minister1 Name:Myo Myint Oo
Deputyminister1 Name:Thant Zin
Child1 Agency:Energy Planning Department
Child2 Agency:Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE)
Child3 Agency:Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise (MPE)
Child4 Agency:Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE)
Agency Name:Ministry of Energy (Myanmar)
Superseding:Ministry of Electricity and Energy

The Ministry of Energy (Burmese: {{my|စွမ်းအင် ဝန်ကြီးဌာန, 'MOE') is a ministry in the Burmese government responsible for the country's energy sector, in particular exploration of crude oil and natural gas and manufacture and distribution of petrochemicals and petroleum products.[1]

History

From 1948 to 1985, organizations for energy sector are organized under Ministry of Mines and Ministry of Industry (2). Ministry of Energy was formed on 1985 April (12) by Council of State. In 2016, newly elected president Htin Kyaw combined Ministry of Electric Power and Ministry of Energy as Ministry of Electricity and Energy.[2]

In 2022 May, SAC reconstituted the ministry as Ministry of Electric Power and Ministry of Energy.[3]

Ministers

Ministers of MOE (2011 - 2016)

Ministers of MOEE (2016 - 2022)

Ministers of MOE

Deputy Ministers

Projects

Myanmar Engineering Society has identified at least 39 locations capable of geothermal power production and some of these hydrothermal reservoirs lie quite close to Yangon which is a significant underutilized resource for electrical generation to accelerate rural & economic development.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ministry of Energy. 2001. Ministry of Energy. 18 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414100517/http://www.energy.gov.mm/. 14 April 2012. dead.
  2. News: History of Energy.
  3. News: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးဌာန ပြင်ဆင်ဖွဲ့စည်းခြင်း.
  4. Web site: ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ ပြောင်းလဲတာဝန်ပေးခြင်း. 25 July 2013.