Fuel imports have to be restricted in the next twelve months, the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.
QR system was introduced since the daily fuel demand cannot be fulfilled. Due to Forex issues, Fuel imports has to be restricted in the next 12 months.
CPC has never distributed Fuel daily to Every single Fuel Station. Practically Not Possible even when stocks are unlimited.— Kanchana Wijesekera (@kanchana_wij) July 25, 2022
Earlier in the day, he announced that the National Fuel Pass initiative will be implemented from tomorrow (26).
The initiative would be carried out at filling stations operated by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the Lanka IOC.