A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department 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

nuclear weapons A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bomb ...

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) ps, د افغانستان د انرژۍ او اوبو وزارت) , nativename_a = , nativename_r = , logo = Emblem of Ministry of Energy and Water (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan).png , logo_width = 200px , logo_c ...

* Ministry of Energy and Mining (Algeria) * Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources (

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

) * Australia : **

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency The Minister for Climate Change and Energy is a portfolio in the Government of Australia. The current Minister is Chris Bowen. The minister administers his or her portfolios through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and ...

(superseded 2013) **

Department of the Environment and Energy The Department of the Environment and Energy (DEE) was an Australian government department in existence between 2016 and 2020. The department was responsible for matters including environment protection and conservation of biodiversity as well ...

(from 2016) *

Ministry of Energy (Azerbaijan) The Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Energetika Nazirliyi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the activities in the industry production and energy sector o ...

* Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities (

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern 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 wate ...

) * Ministry of Mines and Energy (Brazil) * Ministry of Energy (Brunei) *

Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (Bulgaria) The Ministry of Economy and Industry ( bg, Министерство на икономиката и индустрията, Ministerstvo na ikonomikata i industriyata) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the economy and energy poli ...

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) * Canada : **

Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan; french: Ressources naturelles Canada; french: RNCan, label=none)Natural Resources Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Natural Resources (). is the depa ...

(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 of ...

** Ministry of Energy (Ontario) ** Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (Quebec) * Ministry of Mines and Energy (Colombia) * Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building (Denmark) *

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 Transport DG, with which it had been combined since 2000. Mission The Director ...

(

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

) * Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy (Egypt) * Ministry of Energy of Georgia * Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

) *

Ministry of Energy and Petroleum The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Abbreviation: MoEP) is the government ministry in charge of extending and ensuring a continuous supply of energy services to every division of the Ghanaian economy in an energy sufficient, environmentally ...

(Ghana) * Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greece) *

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 bankin ...

* India : ** Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ** Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas * Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Indonesia) *

Ministry of Energy (Iran) Ministry of Energy ( fa, وزارت نیرو ''Vezârat-e Niru''), Government regulates and manages the implementation of policies applicable to energy, electricity, water and wastewater services in Iran. History and profile Developed on 17 Octo ...

( fa, وزارت نیرو) *

Ministry of Energy (Kazakhstan) The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (ME RK, kk, Қазақстан Республикасы Энергетика министрлігі, translit=Qazaqstan Respublikasy Energetika ministrlıgı, ҚР ЭМ; , МЭ РК) is an execu ...

Ministry of Energy (Lithuania) The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, decree ...

( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija) * Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (Malaysia) *

Secretariat of Energy (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 in Mexico, this secretary is a member of the Mexican E ...

Ministry of Energy (Myanmar) The Ministry of Energy ( my, , 'MOE') is a 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 petrochemicals and petroleum p ...

Ministry of Energy (Nepal) The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation ( ne, ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal that governs the development and implementation of en ...

* Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (Norway) * Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan) *

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

* Department of Energy (Philippines) *

Ministry of Energy (Poland) Ministry of Energy (Polish: ''Ministerstwo Energii'') is the office of government in Poland responsible for energy policy and the management of mineral deposits. Krzysztof Tchórzewski is the current Minister of Energy. It was created in late 201 ...

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 Dmitry Medved ...

* Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

) *

Ministry of Mining and Energy (Serbia) The Ministry of Mining and Energy ( sr, Министарство рударства и енергетике, Ministarstvo rudarstva i energetike) is the ministry in the Government of Serbia which is in the charge of mining and energy. The curren ...

Ministry of Energy & Minerals (Somaliland) The Ministry of Energy and Minerals ( so, Wasaaradda Tamarta iyo Macdanta Soomaaliland) ( ar, وزارة الطاقة والمعادن) is one of the governmental bodies of Somaliland. The ministry has the function of developing and implementing ...

Department of Energy (South Africa) The Department of Energy is the department of the South African government responsible for energy policy. It was established in 2009 when the former Department of Minerals and Energy was divided into the Department of Energy and the Department ...

* Ministry of Energy and Electrification (Soviet Union) * Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy (Sri Lanka) * Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Sweden) *

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 supervisi ...

(Tanzania) *

Ministry of Energy (Thailand) The Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand ( Abrv: MoE; th, กระทรวงพลังงาน, ) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. Its budget for fiscal year 2019 (1 October 2018–30 September 2019) is 2,319 mi ...

( th, กระทรวงพลังงาน) * Ministry of Mines and Energy (Togo) * Ministry of Energy (Turkmenistan) * Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) *

Ministry of Energy and Coal Mining (Ukraine) The Ministry of Energy ( uk, Міністерство енергетики України) is the main body in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for realization of electric power-generating state policies; nuclear-industri ...

( uk, Міністерство палива та енергетики України) * United Kingdom : ** Department of Energy (United Kingdom) (superseded 1994) ** Department of Energy and Climate Change (superseded 2016) **

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is a department of His Majesty's Government. The department was formed during a machinery of government change on 14 July 2016, following Theresa May's appointment as Prime ...

(from 2016) *

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 manages the research and development of nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the United Stat ...

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 incumbent minister is Ambassador Joram Gumbo. It oversees: * Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority * Zimbabwe Energy Reg ...

(Zimbabwe) Ministers for Energy: *

Minister for the Environment and Energy The Australian Minister for the Environment and Water is a position which is currently held by Tanya Plibersek in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. In the Government of Australia, th ...

(Australia) *

Minister of Energy (Belgium) This is the list of Belgian ministers of energy. List of ministers {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Energy (Belgium) Belgium Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative p ...

* Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada) *

Minister for Energy (Ireland) The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media ( ga, An tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Tourism, Cultur ...

List of Ministers for Energy of Luxembourg The Minister for Energy (french: Ministre de l'Énergie) was a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet from 15 July 1964 until 7 August 1999. After the 1999 general election, the office was folded into the portfolio held by the Minister for the Ec ...

Minister for Energy (Sweden) The Minister for Energy (Swedish: ''Energiministern'') is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden. The minister is responsible for issues regarding energy, the energy market and the develop ...

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 a ...

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