COLOMBO, Jun 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, yesterday instructed officials to import fuel immediately.
The President’s Media Division announced that, the central bank governor agreed to pay arrears in installments to some oil companies.
Sri Lanka owes around 700 million U.S. dollars in arrears, for previous oil shipments, according to the Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera.
Rajapaksa gave the instruction, during a meeting with representatives of companies that have been importing and supplying fuel to Sri Lanka.
The president also instructed officials to come up with a plan, to manage the fuel supply in the coming months.
Cabinet spokesperson, Bandula Gunawardena, said that, fuel will only be supplied to vehicles engaged in essential services, with effect from midnight Monday, until July 10.– NNN-XINHUA
