Energy Minister gives update on fuel availability
May 7, 2022 12:34 pm
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that on an average around 4,000 metric tonnes of Auto Diesel and 2,500 metric tonnes of Octane 92 Petrol is released on a daily basis.
He stated that more Octane 92 Petrol and limited Auto Diesel will be released until the Norochcholai power plant is restored.
A further 40,000 MT of Petrol and Crude Oil are to be unloaded from ships on Monday, the minister said in a twitter message today (07).