Executive: Federal Parliament: Judiciary: 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.
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] 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] This is a list of former Ministers of Energy since the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election in 2013: This article about government in Nepal is a stub.