Grant Shapps has said energy will not be rationed in the UK, despite pressure on supplies globally.
Some European countries have moved towards rationing as energy costs rise and supplies tighten.
But the UK Transport Minister categorically ruled out such move on breakfast television yesterday.
Mr Shapps told the BBC the energy strategy would be announced later this week.
Plans to expand nuclear and wind power are expected to form part of the strategy, which has been delayed amid cost concerns.
When pressed on whether he can completely rule out energy rationing, he told the BBC's Sunday Morning programme: "Yes, I can. It's not the route that we want to go down."
He was responding to Labour's shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds who told the programme: "The government should be preparing, not necessarily in public for that situation."
Meanwhile, a move away from the use of Russian oil and gas is expected to be addressed in the government's energy strategy, which will also outline plans to hit net-zero emissions targets.
The UK government has already said it will phase out imports of Russian oil by the end of the year.
Russian imports account for 8% of total UK oil demand and 5% of gas supplies and the government is attempting to shore up energy security in the UK following a spike in oil and gas prices since the start of the Ukraine war.
A £700-a-year rise in energy costs has put pressure on household budgets in the UK, at a time when other hikes to bills are taking effect.