Ministry of Energy (Kazakhstan)

The Ministry of Energy (Kazakh: Энергетика министрлігі) is an executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan, which carries out state administration in the field of energy. The Ministry was created during the reorganization of the government on 6 August 2014.[1] The Ministry's functions and powers was from the Ministry of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Industry and New Technologies and the Ministry of Environment and Water.

Ministry of Energy
Энергетика министрлігі
Emblem of Kazakhstan

Office building of the Ministry of Energy
Agency overview
Formed6 August 2014
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of Kazakhstan
HeadquartersNur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Agency executive

Background

In 2014, Kazakhstan's energy sector turned to the country's Prime Minister Karim Massimov with a request to create a Ministry of Energy, as the situation in the republic with a lack of coordination in the activities of various government bodies in the electric power industry has developed. Prior to the creation of the ministry, various departments dealt with energy issues, which could not cope with their duties.[2]

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