The main missions of the Ministry of Energy and Mines are: design and implement the National policy in energy, geology and Mines; promote geological research and mining industry activities; participate in collaboration with the Ministry of Water, the Environment, Regional Planning and Town Planning (MEEATU), in the development of the National Water Policy and the Reforms necessary for a good sanitation management; develop an Energy Supply program with a view to ensuring sustainable access for the population to modern energy sources; promote renewable energies through appropriate research and dissemination actions; participate in energy exchange and partnership programs with regional and international institutions of which Burundi is a member; Ensure, in collaboration with the other departments concerned, the planning, construction and management of hydraulic, energy and basic sanitation infrastructures; Develop and monitor the Ministry's investment projects.