Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
Government ministry of Bangladesh
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The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (Bengali: বিদ্যুৎ, জ্বালানি ও খনিজ সম্পদ মন্ত্রণালয়; Bidyuṯ, jbālāni ō khanija sampada mantraṇālaẏa) (abbreviated as MPEMR) or Ministry of Energy is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh.[1][2] It is mainly responsible for all policies and matters relating to electricity generation, transmission, and distribution from conventional and non-conventional energy sources including hydro electricity. It also deals with the import, distribution, exploration, extraction, pricing, and other policy related details of the primary fuels.
- Iqbal Hassan Mahmood, Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Building # 6, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Annual budget | ৳30317 crore (US$2.5 billion) (2024-2025) |
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| Website | mpemr |
The MPEMR has two Divisions headed by two secretaries:
Senior officials
Ministerial team
The ministerial team at the MPEMR is headed by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who assigns the team to manage the minister's office and the ministry.
- Minister in charge — Iqbal Hassan Mahmood
- Minister of state — Anindya Islam Amit
Departments
Power Division
- Office of the Chief Electric Inspector (OCEI)
- Bangladesh Power Development Board
- Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited
- Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited
- Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited.
- Electricity Generation Company Limited.
- West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited.
- Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board
- Rural Power Company Limited
- Power Cell
- Power Grid Company of Bangladesh
- North West Power Generation Company Limited
- Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA)
- Northern Electricity Supply Company Limited
- Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council (EPRC)
Energy and Mineral Resources Division
- Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation
- Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited
- Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited
- Sylhet Gas Fields Limited
- Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL)
- Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company
- Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited
- Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Limited
- Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited
- Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited
- Sundarban Gas Company Limited
- Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited
- Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited
- Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited
- Geological Survey of Bangladesh
- Mineral Resources Development Bureau
- Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission
- Bangladesh Petroleum Institute
- Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Unit
- Department of Explosives
- Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation
- Eastern Refinery Limited