Rajah & Tann Regional Round-Up
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 Issue 2 - Apr/May/Jun 2022
 

Reconstitution of Ministry of Electricity and Energy

On 2 May 2022, the State Administrative Council has reconstituted the Ministry of Electricity and Energy into two separate ministries, the Ministry of Electric and Power ("MOEP") and the Ministry of Energy ("MOE"), pursuant to Order 32/2022. It is expected that the Ministries will comprise the following departments and/or entities:


  1. MOEP:

  • the Electric Power Generation Enterprise;

  • the Electricity Supply Enterprise;

  • the Department of Hydropower Implementation;

  • the Department of Electric Power and Planning; and

  • the Department of Power Transmission and System Control.

   b. MOE:


  • the Department of Oil and Gas Planning;
  • the Petroleum Products Regulatory Department;
  • the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise; and
  • the Myanmar Petrochemical Enterprise will be under the control of MOE.

U Thaung Han has been appointed as the new minister of both MOEP and MOE.



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