{"id":14275,"date":"2022-06-26T17:58:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=14275"},"modified":"2022-06-26T17:58:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:13:46","slug":"sri-lanka-to-limit-fuel-for-private-vehicles-as-fuel-suppliers-delay-shipments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=14275","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka to limit fuel for private vehicles as fuel suppliers delay shipments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>COLOMBO &#8211;<\/strong> Sri Lanka will not receive shipments of petrol, diesel and crude oil, scheduled for this week and next week, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister said that suppliers have informed state-owned fuel importer and distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) that they will not make the scheduled deliveries due to banking and logistic reasons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wijesekera said public transportation, power generation and industries would be given priority until the next shipments arrive. 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