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They will commence retail fuel operations in September with 150 dealer owned and operated fuel stations
The proposal is an interim solution to start LNG for power
Sri Lanka expects to reduce electricity cost through LNG plant
Sri Lanka revises fuel, gas prices once monthly
Firms on competitive bidding sells unit around Rs15 to Rs18 and FIT around Rs25
Vitol will supply for four months from April 15, 2025
One BRN and a mobile number is enough to register commercial vehicles to the QR system
Total debts, including projects loans for expansion was now valued at Rs612bn
Wijesekara tweeted that the ship will arrive at the Colombo port Thursday night.
It will be reopened upon the anticipated arrival of a crude oil shipment on August 13, he said.
90 percent of fuel distribution in Sri Lanka is done by the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
LIOC also go the approval to appoint 50 new dealers
"We will put out the advertisements and open them in the fifty locations."
"The ministry will look at the possibility of allocating additional quotas for those requirements on a separate QR code"
Miranda said long distance buses will be given around 125-150 litres of diesel at a time.
Sri Lanka motorists say the waiting time to pump fuel has reduced significantly.
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"We also have to limit selected imports in order to balance the payments for fuel."
Petrol, kerosene prices unchanged
Sri Lanka fuel queues still remain as is faces dollar shortage to buy fuel
Earlier, only one vehicle was allowed to be registered under one business registration number.
On July 27, 158,208 users have pumped fuel through the system
Prospective firms will have to find their own dollars
Sri Lanka's fuel bill for 2022 is estimated at 6.7 billion US dollar up from 2.7 billion US dollars
Sri Lanka is struggling to find dollars to import fuel
People have mostly accused of three wheel drivers of hoarding fuel
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