SHAH ALAM, April 19 -- Malaysia currently has 19 biofuel production plants based on rubber waste, with a monthly capacity of approximately 1.5 million litres, thus having the potential to become a new alternative energy source amid the global energy crisis.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the biofuel production initiative had been presented to the National Economic Action Council (MTEN) through collaboration between government agencies and private companies in the plantation sector.

"There are now 19 biofuel production plants ranging from B15 to B50. We will use sludge or by-products from CPO production, where about 35 per cent of the sludge will be fully utilised to produce biofuel as well as Jet A1 fue...