Ministry of Energy
Wizara ya Nishati (Swahili)
Ministry overview
Formed2017
Preceding Ministry
JurisdictionTanzania
HeadquartersKikuyu Road, Dodoma
6°48′55″S 39°17′31″E / 6.81528°S 39.29194°E / -6.81528; 39.29194
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Stephen Byabato
Ministry executive
Websitewww.nishati.go.tz

The Ministry of Energy is the government ministry of Tanzania which is responsible for facilitating the development of the energy sectors.

History

The Ministry was formed in 2017 after the preceding ministry, the Ministry of Energy and Minerals[1] was split by President John Magufuli to improve supervision.[2]

References

  1. Gerson Msigwa. "New lean Union cabinet unveiled".
  2. Ng'wanakilala, Fumbuka (2017-10-07). "Tanzanian president splits energy and mining in ministry shake-up". Reuters. Reuters. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2018-12-24.



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