The Ministry of Energy ( my, , 'MOE') is a

ministry 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 ...

in the

Burmese government Myanmar ( also known as Burma) operates ''de jure'' as a unitary assembly-independent republic under its 2008 constitution. On 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military took over the government in a coup, causing ongoing anti-coup protests. Po ...

responsible for the country's energy sector, in particular exploration of

crude oil Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crude ...

and

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

and manufacture and distribution of

petrochemical Petrochemicals (sometimes abbreviated as petchems) are the chemical products obtained from petroleum by refining. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sou ...

s and

petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...

products.

History

From 1948 to 1985, organizations for energy sector are organized under Ministry of Mines and

Ministry of Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

(2). Ministry of Energy was formed on 1985 April (12) by

Council of State A Council of State is a governmental body in a country, or a subdivision of a country, with a function that varies by jurisdiction. It may be the formal name for the cabinet or it may refer to a non-executive advisory body associated with a head o ...

. In 2016, newly elected president

Htin Kyaw Htin Kyaw ( my, ထင်ကျော်, or ; born 20 July 1946) is a Burmese politician, writer and scholar who served as the ninth president of Myanmar from 30 March 2016 to 21 March 2018. He was the first elected president to hold the off ...

combined Ministry of Electric Power and Ministry of Energy as Ministry of Electricity and Energy. In 2022 May, SAC reconstituted the ministry as Ministry of Electric Power and Ministry of Energy.

Ministers

Ministers of MOE (2011 - 2016)

Than Htay Than Htay ( my, သန်းဌေး; born 12 November 1954) is a Burmese politician who served as Chairman of the Union Solidarity and Development Party from August 2016 to September 2022 due to medical treatment. He previously served as the Mi ...

(30 March 2011 - 25 July 2013) *

Zayar Aung Zeya Aung ( my, ဇေယျာအောင်; also spelt Zeyar Aung) is the incumbent Minister of Construction. He was appointed by President Thein Sein in August 2013, following the transfer of his predecessor, Than Htay Than Htay ( my, သ� ...

(14 August 2015 - 30 March 2016)

Ministers of MOEE (2016 - 2022)

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from ...

(30 March 2016 - 6 April 2016) * Pe Zin Tun (7 April 2016 - 1 August 2017) * Win Khaing (2 August 2017 - 1 February 2021) * Aung Than Oo (8 February 2021 - 2 May 2022)

Ministers of MOE

* Thaung Han (2 May 2022 - 5 August 2022) *Myo Myint Oo (5 August 2022 - Incumbent)

Deputy Ministers

*Soe Aung (2011 - ??) *Htin Aung (12 August 2012 - 25 July 2013) *Myint Zaw (7 August 2013 - ??) *Dr Tun Naing (12 September 2016 - 1 February 2021) *Khin Maung Win (2018 - 1 February 2021) *Thant Zin (11 March 2021 - Incumbent)

Projects

Myanmar Engineering Society Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

has identified at least 39 locations capable of geothermal power production and some of these hydrothermal reservoirs lie quite close to

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

which is a significant underutilized resource for electrical generation to accelerate rural & economic development.

References

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Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of heat a ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

Energy in Myanmar