Ministry of Energy and Mines (Dominican Republic)

Ministry of Energy and Mining
Ministerio de Energía y Minas
Agency overview
Formed3 July 2013 (2013-07-03)
Jurisdiction Dominican Republic
HeadquartersAv. Independencia, Santo Domingo
Annual budgetRD$ 1,524,638,866.40 (2021)
Minister responsible
  • Antonio Almonte
Websitehttp://www.mem.gob.do/

The Ministry of Energy and Mining (Spanish: Ministerio de Energía y Minas) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of the responsible development of the country's energy and mining sectors. Its main concern is to keep a reliable energy infrastructure and preserve an adequate exploitation of the country's minerals.

This office appeared on 2013 with its current name as a separate institution from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Antonio Almonte, since August 16, 2020.