Profile
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) is the State’s lead agency in attracting private investment in resources exploration and development through the provision of geoscientific information on minerals and energy resources, and management of an equitable and secure titles systems for the mining, petroleum and geothermal industries.It also carries prime responsibility for regulating these extractive industries and dangerous goods in the country, including the collection of royalties, and ensuring that safety; health and environmental standards are consistent with the relevant State and Commonwealth legislation, regulations and policies.
Qualifications
The Ministry of Mines and Energy offers a range of services related to the energy, diamond, geoscience, mining and petroleum sectors.
Directorate of Diamond Affairs
- Monitoring and regulating the Namibian diamond industry.
- Transporting, storing, importing and exporting of diamonds
- Regulating the supplying of rough diamonds to local cutting and polishing factories
Directorate of Mines
- Promoting the optimal exploitation of Namibia's mineral resources
- Integrating the mining industry with all other sectors of the economy
- Granting of non-exploration, exploration and mining licenses
- Providing geo-physics information on mineral exploration
- Providing funds to small scale miners
Directorate of Energy
The Directorate of Energy develops and implements energy sector policies, strategies and plans in support of Government's commitment to efficiently ensure sustainable, reliable, affordable, and equitable electricity to all Namibians.
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- Services offered by Energy Directorate:
- Develops sectoral policies, strategies, and plans
- Promotes the efficient use of all forms of energy
- Implements Government's rural electrification program (grid and off-grid)
- Planning, coordination, and monitoring of electrification progress
- Conduct research and development activities for sector
- Leads electrification fund sourcing
Geological Survey of Namibia
The Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN) houses a wealth of geoscience data, information and other geoscience materials gathered throughout the history of the organisation. These data underpin the services and products provided by GSN. GSN offers a range of geoscientific services to the wider geoscience community in Namibia and beyond, government institutions to municipalities, universities and research organisations and the general public.
Geoscientific Services
- Geoscience Data & Publications
- Geoscience facilities
- Research and Information Services
- National Earth Science and Energy Information Centre (NESEIC) Library
- National Earth Science Museum
- Outreach
Directorate of Petroleum Affairs
- Awarding of reconnaissance license
- Awarding of oil and gas exploration licenses
- Providing statistics on fuel adjustments and fuel consumption