Top Level Organizations
Ministry of Energy
Ministry of Energy is the main organ of the Government in charge of the regulation and implementation of policies applicable to energy, electricity, water and wastewater services. Being founded on 17 October 1936, the ministry was established to provide electricity in Tehran. On 20 May 1943, its portfolio was expanded to include water management in the country .It was later renamed as the ministry of water and electricity on 17 March 1964 .Later on 17 February 1975, after the parliamentary approval it became ministry of energy .On 10 May 1978, the ministry's function was expanded to contain the construction and operation of nuclear power plant in the country.
Address:Postal code: 1996832611
Tehran, Iran, Vali Asr Ave, Niayesh highway No. 4
Tel: +98 21 81606000
+98 21 81606001
+98 21 81606002
Email:info (at) moe.gov.ir
National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company
Deputyship of urban water and wastewater has been established in Ministry of Energy in 1989 and the plan of establishing water and wastewater companies has been submitted to Islamic parliament in 1990 and it was approved in 31st of December, 1990. National Water & Wastewater Engineering Company was approved by Cabinet in 2002 based on the Article 4 of the Third Plan of Economic, Social and Cultural Development and in order to fulfill the provisions of Article (17) of establishing the water and wastewater companies.
Based on the proposal of Ministry of Energy, the Association of specialized holding company of National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company was approved by Iran's Management and Planning Organization and Ministry of Economic and Finance Affairs.
The main purpose of establishing the concerned company is to organize the official activities of Ministry of Energy in water & wastewater affairs including the correct management, supervision and evaluate the performance, guidance and governance, increase the efficiency and operation and the optimal use of resources of subsidiaries companies in the policies of Ministry of Energy and also choosing the Ministry of Energy to do the supervision and compile the programs.
The status of the established water and wastewater companies is as follows right now: 34 urban water and wastewater companies and 30 rural water and wastewater companies.
And also based on the approval in the part of cabinets, all the concerned affairs of rural water and wastewater companies were delivered to the National Water & Wastewater Engineering Company and according to the above mentioned approval, all the authorities of Ministry of Agriculture has been delivered to Ministry of Energy as follows ; in the subject of making policy, planning, establishing, reconstructing, developing, keeping installations and rural potable water networks and as well as healthy discarding of rural wastewater.
Address: Postal Code: 1415615441
No 8 – Shahid Abdolahzadeh Ave.
Keshavarz Blvd.
Tehran. Iran
Tel: + 98 21 89600000
+98 21 88992210
Fax: + 98 21 88990190
Email: info (at) nww.ir
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Last update: 2025/03/08 (10:00:15)
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