Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
Nepali federal cabinet position
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The Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाइ मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.[1][2][3] One of the senior officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsible for formulating and promoting policies related to water resources, energy and irrigation in the country.
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MemberofCouncil of Ministers
ReportstoPrime Minister, Parliament
| Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | |
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| ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ मन्त्री | |
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| Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | |
| Style | Honourable |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Prime Minister, Parliament |
| Seat | Singha Durbar, Nepal |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Precursor | Minister of Energy Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation |
The current minister is Biraj Bhakta Shrestha who took office on 27 March 2026.
List of former ministers
| # | Name | Took of office | Prime Minister | Minister's Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barsaman Pun [4][5] |
16 March 2018 | 20 December 2020 | 1,010 | KP Sharma Oli | CPN (MC) | ||
| NCP | ||||||||
| 2 | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi [6][7] |
25 December 2020 | 20 May 2021 | 146 | ||||
| CPN (MC) | ||||||||
| 3 | Sharat Singh Bhandari [8][9] |
4 June 2021 | 22 June 2021 | 18 | PSP–Nepal | |||
| 4 | Bishnu Prasad Paudel [10][11] |
24 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | 18 | CPN (UML) | |||
| 5 | Pampha Bhusal [12][13] |
13 July 2021 | 26 December 2022 | 531 | Sher Bahadur Deuba | CPN (MC) | ||
| – | Pushpa Kamal Dahal [14][15] |
26 December 2022 | 17 January 2023 | 22 | Pushpa Kamal Dahal | |||
| 6 | Rajendra Prasad Lingden [16][17] |
17 January 2023 | 25 February 2023 | 39 | RPP | |||
| – | Pushpa Kamal Dahal [18][19] |
25 February 2023 | 31 March 2023 | 34 | CPN (MC) | |||
| 7 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet [20][21] |
31 March 2023 | 4 March 2024 | 339 | ||||
| – | Pushpa Kamal Dahal [22][23] |
4 March 2023 | 6 March 2023 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Shakti Bahadur Basnet [24][25] |
6 March 2024 | 15 July 2024 | 131 | ||||
| 9 | Deepak Khadka [26][27] |
15 July 2024 | 9 September 2025 | 421 | KP Sharma Oli | Nepali Congress | ||
| Vacant (9 – 12 September 2025) | ||||||||
| – | Sushila Karki [28][29] |
12 September 2025 | 15 September 2025 | 3 | Sushila Karki | Independent | ||
| 10 | Kulman Ghising [30][31] |
15 September 2025 | 7 January 2026 | 114 | ||||
| 11 | Anil Kumar Sinha [32][33] |
7 January 2026 | 27 March 2026 | 79 | ||||
| 12 | Biraj Bhakta Shrestha [34] |
27 March 2026 | Incumbent | 163 | Balen Shah | RSP | ||