Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (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, the ministry focuses on the development and utilization of hydropower. 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.

Organisational structure
There are three departments under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work. They are:


 * 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:
 * 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: