Energy Minister says petrol unavailable for two days

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara has requested the general public to refrain from waiting in queues to obtain petrol as
parliamentary session, the lawmaker pledged to resolve the issue this weekend.However, diesel will be supplied continuously as sufficient
We hope to provide an uninterrupted supply of Auto Diesel and Super Diesel in the coming weeks, to 1,190 active filling stations in the
could not be cleared owing to the US dollar shortage in the country
There is also a payment of USD 53 million due for the same vessel for a previous shipment delivered in January 2022, he continued.According
to Minister, Wijesekara, the relevant company had refused to release the vessel until both payments are settled
Following a written assurance by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to make the payment for the previous shipment within 15 days from August, the
said company agreed to release the vessel after the due payment is settled, he explained.The lawmaker stated that the ministry is yet to
find funds to make this payment
We understand that three-wheelers operate with daily fuel purchases
complete petrol distribution to all filling stations.
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