COLOMBO, May 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned petroleum distributor, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, has commenced random checks on fuel quality, in all gas stations islandwide, said a minister yesterday.
They have received a number of complaints about fuel quality, such as, fuel mixed with water, kerosene and other liquids, Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, told the media.
If gas stations are found selling fuel with impurities, their license will be cancelled, he said.
Wijesekera said that, an average of 4,000 metric tonnes of auto diesel and 2,500 metric tonnes of Octane 92 petrol are released daily.
Sri Lanka has been suffering a diesel shortage since Feb, which led to hours of daily power cuts.– NNN-XINHUA
