“God willing, it is sufficient,” he told reporters when asked about the government’s plan to address the country’s energy supply, which is currently expected to be sufficient until July.

Earlier today, deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof said the government is working to ensure the country’s energy supply can be extended until December.

Fadillah, who is also the energy transition and water transformation minister, said efforts are being intensified to source additional supplies from abroad.

He said the national oil company, Petronas, is “working tirelessly to secure available supplies, even having to go to Africa”.

On April 15, Petronas confirmed that fuel supply at its stations nationwide will remain secure until the end of June, extending its earlier projection by a month.

Petronas supplies about 50% of the country’s fuel needs through its public-listed subsidiary, Petronas Dagangan Bhd. The balance is supplied by other oil firms operating in Malaysia.