Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

{{Short description|Government ministry of Nepal}}

{{main|Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation}}

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| jurisdiction = Government of Nepal

| headquarters = Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

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| motto = निजामती सेवाको मान्यता: अनुशासन, इमान्दारिता र नैतिकता

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| minister1_name = Deepak Khadka

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| deputyminister1_name = Purna Bahadur Tamang{{Cite web |title=Three ministers of state sworn in |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2024/08/02/three-ministers-of-state-sworn-in |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}

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| chief1_name = Sushil Chandra Tiwari

| chief1_position = Secretary (Energy)

| chief3_name = Sarita Dawadi

| chief3_position = Secretary (Water Resources and Irrigation)

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{{Politics of Nepal}}

The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation ({{langx|ne|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,{{cite web|last1=Shrestha|first1=Rabindra B|title=Water Resources Of Nepal: Misconception And Reality|url=http://trn.gorkhapatraonline.com:80/index.php/op-ed/7026-water-resources-of-nepal-misconception-and-reality-i-rabindra-b-shrestha.html|publisher=Gorkhapatra Online|accessdate=1 October 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918161643/http://trn.gorkhapatraonline.com/index.php/op-ed/7026-water-resources-of-nepal-misconception-and-reality-i-rabindra-b-shrestha.html|archivedate=18 September 2015|url-status=dead}} the ministry focuses on the development and utilization of hydropower.{{cite web|title=About the Ministry|url=http://moen.gov.np/about_the_ministry.php|publisher=Ministry of Energy|accessdate=20 March 2018}} 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.{{cite web|title=Government restructuring its ministries|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/news/37259/|publisher=República|accessdate=20 March 2018}}