25 June 2022 05:49 pm
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that Ceylon Petroleum Corparation (CPC) has informed him that the suppliers that had confirmed Petrol, Diesel and CrudeOil Shipments to arrive earlier this week and next week has communicated the inability to fulfill the deliveries on time for banking and logistic reasons.
"Until the next shipments are at Port and unloaded, Public Transport, Power Generation and Industries will be given a priority. Limited stocks of Diesel and Petrol will be distributed to limited stations throughout next week and request the public not to line up for fuel," he tweeted.
At the moment CPC is not able to confirm the arrival dates of the shipments with the new developments, he said.
The minister said that refinery operations will be temporarily closed until the next crude shipment.
"We are working with all new and existing suppliers. I Apologize for the delay and inconvenience," he said.
However the Daily Mirror had reported on Thursday, quoting CPC Trade Union sources, that no fuel shipments were expected anytime soon despite the Minister's assurance and queried as to how the Minister has made the assurance that a fuel shipment was on the way.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)