Alternative diesel mandate

At the end of March 2021, the Ministry of Environment and Water officially announced the switch from Euro 2M (with a maximum sulfur limit of 500 mg/kg) to Euro 5 (with a maximum sulfur limit of 10 mg/kg), effective from April 1, 2021. As of September 2023, three grades of diesel B7, B10 and B20, all based on Euro 5 diesel, are sold in the country. B7 is only sold in the Cameron Highlands and Genting Highlands in Pahang, and in Kundasang in Sabah.

In November 2022, the Malaysian Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) announced that the postponement of the B20 nationwide implementation will continue until the end of 2023.

On August 29, 2023, the Malaysian government published the National Energy Transition Roadmap. Under this roadmap, the government