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 (

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 ...

) * Australia : ** Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (superseded 2013) **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) *

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 ...

(

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 wa ...

) *

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 the ...

* 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 polic ...

* Burundi Ministry of Energy and Mines * 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 Struc ...

(federal) ** Ministry of Energy (Alberta) ** Department of Energy and Mines (New Brunswick) **

Ministry of Energy (Ontario) The Ministry of Energy’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, with the newly ...

** Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (Quebec) * Ministry of Mines and Energy (Colombia) * Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building (Denmark) * Directorate-General for Energy (

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 ...

) * 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 (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

) * Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (Ghana) * Ministry of Environment and Energy (Greece) * Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iceland) * 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 Union Cabinet Minister Raj Kumar Singh, that is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual property protection, and ...

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

* 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 Oct ...

( 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, decre ...

( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos energetikos ministerija) *

Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (Malaysia) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department) Ministry or department (also less commonly used secr ...

* Secretariat of Energy (Mexico) * Ministry of Energy (Myanmar) *

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 ene ...

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy ( no, Olje- og energidepartementet) is a Norwegian ministry responsible for energy, including petroleum and natural gas production in the North Sea. It is led by Minister of Petroleum and Ener ...

(Norway) * Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan) * Ministry of Energy and Mines (Peru) *

Department of Energy (Philippines) The Department of Energy ( fil, Kagawaran ng Enerhiya}, abbreviated as DOE) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, manipulating, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and controlling all ...

* Ministry of Energy (Poland) *

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 Medve ...

* 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 List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...

) * Ministry of Mining and Energy (Serbia) *

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 o ...

Ministry of Energy and Electrification (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Energy and Electrification (Minenergo; russian: Министерство энергетики и электрификации СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union. It was the agency responsible for the Soviet Uni ...

Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy The Ministry of Power and Energy ( si, විදුලිබල හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, மின்சக்தி மற்றும் வலுசக்தி அமைச்சு) is a cabinet mi ...

(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 supervisio ...

(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) The Ministry of Mines and Energy (french: Ministère des Mines et de l'Énergie du Togo) is a ministry of the government of Togo. The head office is in Lomé. ...

* 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) The Department of Energy was a department of the United Kingdom Government. The department was established in January 1974, when the responsibility for energy production was transferred away from the Department of Trade and Industry in the wak ...

(superseded 1994) **

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

(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 R ...

(Zimbabwe) Ministers for Energy: * Minister for the Environment and Energy (Australia) * Minister of Energy (Belgium) *

Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources (Canada) The minister of 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 resources portfolio, ...

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 *

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)

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