Ministry of Energy (Myanmar)

Ministry of Energy (Myanmar)
စွမ်းအင် ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Seal of the Ministry of Energy
Agency overview
Dissolved March 2016, 30 (30-03-2016)
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Government of Myanmar
Headquarters Complex No. 6
Naypyidaw
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Aung Htoo
  • Myint Zaw
Child agencies
Website www.energy.gov.mm

The Ministry of Energy (Burmese: စွမ်းအင် ဝန်ကြီးဌာန, '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 products.[2]

The ministry was organized as Ministry of Electricity and Energy by President Htin Kyaw in 2016,March. Myanmar Engineering Society has identified at least 39 locations capable of geothermal power production and some of these hydrothermal reservoirs lie quite close to Yangon which is a significant underutilized resource for electrical generation to accelerate rural & economic development.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ပြည်ထောင်စုဝန်ကြီးများ ပြောင်းလဲတာဝန်ပေးခြင်း". Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Energy". Ministry of Energy. 2001. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ↑ DuByne, David (November 2015), "Geothermal Energy in Myanmar Securing Electricity for Eastern Border Development" (PDF), Myanmar Business Today Magazine: 6–8
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