Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation^[1]
	Emblem of Nepal
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Motto	निजामती सेवाको मान्यता: अनुशासन, इमान्दारिता र नैतिकता
Minister responsible	Deepak Khadka, Minister;
Deputy Minister responsible	Purna Bahadur Tamang, Minister of State;
Agency executive	Sushil Chandra Tiwari, Secretary (Energy); Sarita Dawadi, Secretary (Water Resources and Irrigation);
Website	moewri.gov.np

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]

Organisational structure

There are three departments under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work. They are:^[5]

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)

References

^ ^a ^b "About the Ministry". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^ "Three ministers of state sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
^ Shrestha, Rabindra B. "Water Resources Of Nepal: Misconception And Reality". Gorkhapatra Online. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^ "Government restructuring its ministries". República. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^ "Departments - MOEWRI". moewri.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "Organizations". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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[About-1] "About the Ministry". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[2] "Three ministers of state sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

[3] Shrestha, Rabindra B. "Water Resources Of Nepal: Misconception And Reality". Gorkhapatra Online. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

[4] "Government restructuring its ministries". República. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[5] "Departments - MOEWRI". moewri.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-10-10.

[6] "Organizations". Ministry of Energy. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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