Hanoi, April 14 -- Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian government will intensify efforts to strengthen the national energy mix to ensure electricity supply security amid extreme weather changes, which are beginning to affect existing resources, according to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
Fadillah, who is also Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, said the move is crucial to reduce reliance on any single energy source, particularly hydropower, whose generation capacity is highly dependent on rainfall patterns.
Malaysia needs to reduce its reliance on a single source, whether hydro or gas. Instead, it must expand other sectors such as biofuel, biomass, as well as solar and wind energy, Fadillah noted.
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