A ministry of energy or department of energy is a

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in some countries that typically oversees the production of

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and

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; in the United States, however, it manages

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development and conducts energy-related research and development. The person in charge of such a department is usually known as a '' minister of energy'' or ''minister for energy''. * Ministry of Energy and Water (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Energy and Mining (Algeria) *

Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources The Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia () is the ministry responsible for the management of the energy systems, and control of the exploitation of natural resources in Armenia. It elaborates and implements the pol ...

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Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

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Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is a department of the Australian Government. The department was established on 1 July 2022, superseding the water and environment functions from the Department of A ...

(superseded 2013) **

Department of the Environment and Energy The Department of the Environment and Energy (DEE) was an Government of Australia, Australian government department in existence between 2016 and 2020. The department was responsible for matters including environment protection and conservatio ...

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Ministry of Energy (Azerbaijan) The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic () is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the activities in the industry of production and energy sector of Azerbaijan Republic. The ministry is headed by Pa ...

Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities The Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology, and Public Utilities (Belize) was founded in 2012. The Ministry is currently divided into the Department of Geology and Petroleum, the Energy Unit and the Science and Technology Unit. The Ministry i ...

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Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

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Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil) The Ministry of Mines and Energy (, MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy-related activities, funds research and sets out government policies. Previously, mines and energy were th ...

Ministry of Energy (Brunei) The Department of Energy (), previously known as the Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Energy, Manpower and Industry, is a cabinet of Brunei, cabinet-level ministries of Brunei, ministry in the Government of Brunei which oversees the country's en ...

Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (Bulgaria) The Ministry of Economy and Industry () of Bulgaria is the Ministry (government department), ministry charged with regulating the economy and energy policy of the country. The Ministry of Economy was founded in December 1999 through the merger of ...

Burundi Ministry of Energy and Mines The Burundi Ministry of Energy and Mines also known as the Ministry of Hydraulics, Energy and Mines is responsible for managing energy development and distribution in Burundi. The main function of the Ministry of Energy and Mines include: design ...

Ministry of Mines and Energy (Cambodia) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

* Canada: **

Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; ; )Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for natural r ...

(federal) **

Ministry of Energy (Alberta) The Ministry of Energy is a Cabinet-level agency of the government of the Canadian province of Alberta responsible for coordinating policy relating to the development of mineral and energy resources. It is also responsible for assessing and col ...

Department of Energy and Mines (New Brunswick) The Department of Energy and Mines is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the administration of New Brunswick's energy policy including electricity, natural gas and refined petroleum products; as well as the regulation o ...

Ministry of Energy (Ontario) The Ministry of Energy and Mines’s responsibility is ensuring that Ontario's electricity system functions with reliability and productivity, and promoting innovation in the energy sector. In April 2002, it was renamed the Ministry of Energy, wi ...

Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (Quebec) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests ( French: ''Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts'') is responsible for the management of natural resource extraction in the Canadian province of Québec. The current Minister is Maïté ...

Ministry of Mines and Energy (Colombia) The Ministry of Mines and Energy () is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia that oversees the regulation of the mining and mineral industry and the electricity sector in Colombia, it is similar in its duties to other e ...

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building (Denmark) The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities () is a governmental agency in Denmark. It is responsible for national climate policy and international cooperation on climate change, as well as energy issues, meteorology and national geolo ...

Directorate-General for Energy The Directorate-General for Energy (DG Ener), or ENER, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, created on 17 February 2010 when it was separated from the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, Transport DG, with which it had ...

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European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

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Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy (Egypt) The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt is the government ministry in charge of managing and regulating the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Egypt. Its headquarters are in Cairo. The current minister i ...

Ministry of Energy of Georgia The Ministry of Energy of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს ენერგეტიკის სამინისტრო, ''sakartvelos energetikis saministro'') was a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge ...

Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (, ; abbreviated BMWE, formerly BMWi) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was previously known as the "Ministry of Economy". It was recreated in 2005 as "Minis ...

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Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

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Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Ministry of Energy and Petroleum could refer to: * Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Ghana) The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum is the ministry in charge of extending and ensuring a continuous supply of energy and petroleum services to every ...

(Ghana) *

Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greece) The Ministry of the Environment and Energy () is a ministry (government department), government department of Greece responsible for environmental policy, environmental and energy policy. It was created on 7 October 2009 as the Ministry of th ...

Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iceland) The Icelandic Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Icelandic: ') is one of the cabinet-level government ministries responsible for Iceland's economy. It shares that responsibility with the Ministry of Business Affairs (responsible for banki ...

* India: **

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is a ministry of the Government of India, headed by current cabinet (government), Union Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi, that is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual prope ...

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MOP&NG) is a List of Indian agencies, ministry of the Government of India responsible for the exploration, production, refining, distribution, marketing, import, export, and conservation of petroleum, ...

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Indonesia) The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia (, ) is an Indonesian ministry responsible for providing assistance to the President and Vice President in performing government's affairs in the field of energy and miner ...

Ministry of Energy (Iran) The Ministry of Energy ( ''Vezârat-e Niru'') regulates and manages the implementation of policies applicable to energy, electricity, water, and wastewater services in Iran. History and profile Developed on 17 October 1936 (before the current c ...

Ministry of Energy (Kazakhstan) The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ME RK, , ҚР ЭМ; , МЭ РК) is an executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan, which carries out state administration in the field of energy. The Ministry was created during the reorgan ...

Ministry of Energy and Water (Lebanon) The Ministry of Energy and Water is the government ministry responsible for energy, water, resources, mines and quarries in Lebanon. List of Energy and Water ministers Notes References External links Official website Energy and Wa ...

Ministry of Energy (Lithuania) The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania () is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees issued by the President and Prime Minister, a ...

* Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (Malaysia) *

Secretariat of Energy (Mexico) In Mexico, the Secretariat of Energy (Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Secretaría de Energia'') is the Ministry (government department), government department in charge of production and regulation of energy. This secretary is a member of the Mexican ...

Ministry of Energy (Moldova) The Ministry of Energy () is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. The ministry was established on 16 February 2023 following the restructuring of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (Moldova), Ministry ...

Ministry of Energy (Myanmar) The Ministry of Energy (, 'MOE') is a Ministry (government department), 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 p ...

Ministry of Energy (Nepal) The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation () is a governmental body of Nepal that governs the development and implementation of energy including its conservation, regulation and utilization. It furthermore develops operates elect ...

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Energy () is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Energy Terje Aasland of the Labour Party since 2022. The depar ...

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Ministry of Water and Power The Power Division of the Ministry of Energy is an administrative and bureaucratic department to oversee the policy matters in electricity generation, grid transmission, and power distribution nationwide. The division was organized as a dedicate ...

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Ministry of Energy and Mines (Peru) The Ministry of Energy and Mines (Spanish: ''Ministerio de Energía y Minas'', MINEM) is the government ministry responsible for the energetic and mining sectors of Peru. Additionally, it is charged with overseeing the equal distribution of energy ...

Department of Energy (Philippines) The Department of Energy (DOE; ) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, manipulating, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities ...

Ministry of Energy (Poland) Ministry of Energy (Polish language, Polish: ''Ministerstwo Energii'') is the Government of Poland, office of government in Poland responsible for energy policy and the management of mineral deposits. It was created in late 2015 from the split of ...

* Ministry of Energy and Minerals (Puntland) *

Ministry of Energy (Russia) The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation is, since 2008, the Russian federal ministry responsible for energy policy. This ministry was created in May 2008 as part of a reorganization by the incoming government of President of Russia, Pr ...

Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Energy () is a Ministry (government department), government ministry in Saudi Arabia and part of Cabinet of Saudi Arabia, the cabinet. It is responsible for developing and implementing policies concerning petroleum and petroleum ...

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Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

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Ministry of Mining and Energy (Serbia) The Ministry of Mining and Energy () is the Ministry (government department), ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of mining and Energy in Serbia, energy. The current minister is Dubravka Negre, in office since 26 October ...

* Ministry of Energy & Minerals (Somaliland) *

Department of Energy (South Africa) The Department of Energy and Electricity is the department of the South African government responsible for energy policy. The department manages energy resources in South Africa and is responsible for ensuring the exploration, development, proces ...

* Ministry of Energy and Electrification (Soviet Union) *

Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

(Sri Lanka) *

Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Sweden) The Ministry of the Environment (), was a ministry within the Government of Sweden. It operated between 1987 and 2022. The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, forming the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise on 1 ...

Ministry of Energy and Minerals The Ministry of Energy and Minerals was the government ministry of Tanzania responsible for facilitating the development of the energy and mineral sectors. The Ministry was ultimately split in 2017 by President John Magufuli to tighten supervisio ...

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Ministry of Energy (Thailand) The Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand ( Abrv: MoE; , ) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. Its budget for fiscal year 2019 (1 October 2018–30 September 2019) is 2,319 million baht. History Disparate energy depart ...

* Ministry of Mines and Energy (Togo) *

Ministry of Energy (Turkmenistan) The Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan () is a Cabinet Ministry in the Turkmenistan. Since 2015, the portfolio has been headed by Minister Charymurad Purchekov. History According to the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdi ...

* Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) *

Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining (Ukraine) The Ministry of Energy is responsible for energy in Ukraine. The government ministry was originally formed in the 1970s as the Ministry of Energy and Electrification. Functions * state governing of the Fuel-Energy Complex * ensuring the realiz ...

* United Kingdom: **

Department of Energy (United Kingdom) The Department of Energy was a departments of the United Kingdom Government, department of the United Kingdom Government. The department was established in January 1974, when the responsibility for energy production was transferred away from the ...

(superseded 1992) **

Department of Energy and Climate Change The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) was a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of the government of the United Kingdom created on 3 October 2008, by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take over some of the ...

(superseded 2016) **

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom Government, from July 2016 to Februar ...

(superseded 2023) **

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a February 2023 British ...

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United States Department of Energy The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear w ...

* Ministry of Energy (Zambia) *

Ministry of Energy and Power Development The Ministry of Energy and Power Development is a government ministry, responsible for energy and electricity in Zimbabwe. The minister is Soda Zhemu. It oversees: * Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority * Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority R ...

(Zimbabwe) Ministers for Energy: *

Minister for the Environment and Energy Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

(Australia) *

Minister of Energy (Belgium) This is the list of Belgian ministers of energy. List of ministers {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Energy (Belgium) Belgium Energy Energy () is the physical quantity, quantitative physical property, property that is transferred to a physical ...

Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada) The minister of energy and natural resources () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). In addition to NRCan, the minister oversees the federal government's natural resourc ...

* Minister for Energy (Ireland) * List of ministers for energy of Luxembourg *

Minister for Energy (Sweden) The Minister for Energy () is a cabinet minister within the Government of Sweden and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden. The minister is responsible for issues regarding energy, the energy market and the development of renewable energy. ...

Minister for Energy (Western Australia) Minister for Energy is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1959 state election, for the government of David Brand, and has existed in al ...

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