CPC to take legal action against PUCSL Chairman: Minister

• The PUCSL Chairman had accused Sri Lankan authorities of importing crude oil which contained a high rate of sulfur which cannot be used for power generation

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will respond legally to Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman Janaka Ratnayake against the accusations on the quality of Crude Oil, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.He said in a Twitter post that “CPC has adequate stocks of diesel and fuel oil and that extended power cuts had been requested by the CEB due to a breakdown at Laxapana.

The PUCSL Chairman had accused Sri Lankan authorities of importing crude oil which contained a high rate of sulfur which cannot be used for power generation.