KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has secured sufficient fuel supplies until August this year as the government steps up efforts to safeguard energy security while accelerating the country’s transition towards renewable energy, says Economy Minister Akmal Nasir.
He said ensuring an uninterrupted fuel supply was crucial to keep daily activities, public transport, logistics, businesses and other critical sectors operating smoothly.
“To date, the government has ensured that fuel supplies are sufficient until August 2026 and is working to ensure supplies remain secure beyond that,” he said in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (June 29).
Akmal said the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) would continue driving the country’s energy transition through the expansion of renewable energy and the more strategic use of domestic energy resources.
He said the phased rollout of B15 biodiesel, which began on June 1 this year, was among the early measures to reduce reliance on imported fossil diesel and strengthen the country’s long-term fuel supply resilience.
“As of now, 69% of operations at the country’s 33 blending depots have begun producing B12 and B15 biodiesel blends,” he said.
Akmal added that Phase One of the upgrading of blending depots to support B20 biodiesel had also been approved under the 13MP at a cost of RM41.8mil.
He said the logistics and land transport sectors would also benefit from improvements to quotas under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS), aimed at curbing leakages without disrupting the stability of the domestic supply chain.
On the broader energy transition agenda, Akmal said implementation of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) would be further strengthened, with a focus on six key areas: energy efficiency, renewable energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, green mobility, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
He added that the government would also improve the availability of strategic intermediate inputs such as naphtha, resin and helium to ensure a secure domestic raw material supply chain.
