Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation^[1]

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Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Motto	निजामती सेवाको मान्यता: अनुशासन, इमान्दारिता र नैतिकता
Minister responsible	Deepak Khadka, Minister
Deputy Minister responsible	Purna Bahadur Tamang[2], Minister of State
Agency executive	Sushil Chandra Tiwari, Secretary (Energy) Sarita Dawadi, Secretary (Water Resources and Irrigation)
Website	moewri.gov.np

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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. It furthermore develops operates electricity projects including hydropower projects. 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]