Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation explained

See main article: Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

Agency Name:Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation[1]
Seal:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg
Jurisdiction:Government of Nepal
Headquarters:Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Motto:निजामती सेवाको मान्यता: अनुशासन, इमान्दारिता र नैतिकता
Minister1 Name:Deepak Khadka
Deputyminister1 Name:Purna Bahadur Tamang[2]
Deputyminister1 Pfo:Minister of State
Chief1 Name:Sushil Chandra Tiwari
Chief1 Position:Secretary (Energy)
Chief3 Name:Sarita Dawadi
Chief3 Position:Secretary (Water Resources and Irrigation)

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.[4] 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.[5]

Organisational structure

There are three departments under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work. They are:[6]

  1. Department of Electricity Development (website)
  2. Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (website)
  3. Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (website)

Furthermore, several organizations also work under and with the ministry:[7]

Former Ministers of Energy

This is a list of former Ministers of Energy since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013:

Name Party Assumed officeLeft officePortfolio
1Radha Gyawali[8] 25 February 2014 1 October 2015[9] Minister of Energy
2Top Bahadur Rayamajhi[10] 19 October 2015 13 July 2016[11]
3Janardhan Sharma[12] 14 August 2016 7 June 2017[13]
426 July 2017 17 October 2017
5Kamal Thapa[14] 17 October 2017 14 February 2018[15]
6Barsaman Pun[16] 16 March 2018 25 December 2020 Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
7Nepal Communist Party25 December 2020 20 May 2021Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
8Sharat Singh BhandariPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal4 June 2021 22 June 2021Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
9Bishnu Prasad PaudelCommunist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)24 June 2021 12 July 2021Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
10Pampha BhusalCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)13 July 2021 26 December 2022Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
11Rajendra Prasad LingdenRastriya Prajatantra Party17 January 2023 25 February 2023Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
12Shakti Bahadur BasnetCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)31 March 2023 Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Ministry. Ministry of Energy. 20 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Three ministers of state sworn in . 2024-08-03 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  3. Web site: Shrestha. Rabindra B. Water Resources Of Nepal: Misconception And Reality. Gorkhapatra Online. 1 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918161643/http://trn.gorkhapatraonline.com/index.php/op-ed/7026-water-resources-of-nepal-misconception-and-reality-i-rabindra-b-shrestha.html. 18 September 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: About the Ministry. Ministry of Energy. 20 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Government restructuring its ministries. República. 20 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Departments - MOEWRI . 2023-10-10 . moewri.gov.np.
  7. Web site: Organizations. Ministry of Energy. 1 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Meet the new cabinet of ministers. Nepali Times. 1 October 2017.
  9. Web site: Minister Gyawali’s sacking: SC issues show-cause notice to CIAA. The Kathmandu Post. 1 October 2017.
  10. Web site: 9 ministers sworn in. The Kathmandu Post. 1 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Maoist Centre ministers resign en masse. The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2017.
  12. Web site: New ministers from CPN Maoist Centre sworn-in. The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Deuba sworn in as 40th PM, forms Cabinet by inducting 7 ministers. The Kathmandu Post. 1 October 2017.
  14. Web site: Nepal Prime Minister Deuba reshuffles cabinet again. Business Standard. 25 October 2017.
  15. Web site: Thapa given formal farewell from ministries of energy, urban development. República. 17 February 2018.
  16. Web site: PM inducts 15 new ministers in his Cabinet. The Kathmandu Post. 22 March 2018.

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