Foundation stone laying for oil refinery and cement factory…
March 24, 2019
The foundation stone for the petroleum refinery and a cement factory was ceremoniously laid by the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone this morning (24 March).
The ceremony held to lay the foundation stone for the two projects was held this morning (24) with the attendance of Omani Minister of Oil and Gas Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Chinese Ambassador for Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan, and several local parliamentarians.
The planned cement factory will be constructed on a land area of 64 acres at the Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone and the government expects production of 3.6 metric tons of cement per year.
The fuel refinery and storage facility, alleged to be backed by the single largest foreign investment in the country’s history, is expected to eventually produce 200,000 barrels a day, to be fully operational within four years.
