Ministry of Energy (Burma)

Ministry of Energy (Myanmar)

စွမ်းအင် ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Seal of the Ministry of Energy
Agency overview
Dissolved	March 2016, 30 (30-03-2016)
Superseding agency	Ministry of Electricity and Energy (Myanmar)
Jurisdiction	Government of Myanmar
Headquarters	Complex No. 6 Naypyidaw
Minister responsible	Zayar Aung
Deputy Ministers responsible	Aung Htoo Myint Zaw
Child agencies	Energy Planning Department Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) Myanma Petrochemical Enterprise (MPE) Myanma Petroleum Products Enterprise (MPPE)
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.

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..