Litro Gas says a consignment of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is currently being unloaded from a ship to the company’s storage terminal in Kerawalapitiya.
The payment for this LP gas shipment was made last evening.
In a statement, Litro Gas also stated that two other ships carrying LP gas have entered the Sri Lankan maritime border.
The company is hopeful that these shipments of LP gas would help restore the product supply in the local market.
The two LP gas companies in Sri Lanka, Litro Gas and LAUGFS have been encountering issues in supplying the products as the banks were not allowing them to open letters of credit (LCs) due to the ongoing US dollar shortage.
They also warned of a looming shortage in liquefied petroleum gas in the country as the stocks were expected to run out.
In many areas including Colombo, a number of restaurants and bakeries were compelled to remain closed for several days due to the shortage of LP gas in the market. Meanwhile, some restaurants had resorted to cooking using firewood.
