Kuala Lumpur, April 29 -- Malaysian Minister of Economy Akmal Nasrullah on April 28 said the government has set up a high-level biofuel committee to strengthen national energy security.

In a live briefing on Facebook, the minister said the committee was established to coordinate the country's biofuel agenda amid ongoing global supply chain disruptions and energy market volatility. He said the move forms part of the government's wider strategy to diversify energy sources and reduce dependence on imported fuels.

Malaysia has historically relied on a mix of conventional and alternative energy strategies to manage supply security, including coal, natural gas, hydropower and renewable energy development. Coal and gas currently remain the dom...