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Aug 29, Colombo: The Petroleum Industries Ministry of Sri Lanka assures that there would not be a fuel shortage in the country as speculated by some elements.
Sri Lanka has decided to stop operating nearly 50% of its countrywide street lamps in a bid to save energy amidst a growing energy crisis. This means, out of the existing 800,000 street lamps only 400,000 will be switched on during the night hours. The new measure will come into effect starting from tomorrow. Ministry of Power and ...
- 50 percent of street lamps will be switched off (Category: Breaking News)
- Continuous power supplies to Jaffna (Category: Breaking News)
- Power and Energy Ministry considers solar energy for Sri Lanka's street lamps (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans shifting towards CFLs’ – Authorities (Category: Breaking News)
Minister Susil Premajayantha has told Parliament the stock of substandard Jet fuel will not be used for aircraft. As a high commission has been received from the company from which the fuel had been purchased, a high profit can be earned from converting this fuel into kerosene.The Minister told the House that this 7500 metric ...
- Of those `human bombs` (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says part of imported jet fuel contaminated (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC rejects jet fuel from Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing fined for jet fuel leak in Seattle (Category: USA, Washington)
(Srilankamirror) - There is a likelihood of a short supply of fish as a result of fishermen’s decision not to go out to sea in protest against the fuel price hike. Since yesterday (Feb. 13), fishermen of Chilaw, Negombo, Hambantota and Kirinda are refraining from engaging in their profession. At the Chilaw and Negombo fish markets, there are no sellers. In Hambantota, fish prices ...
- Fishermen win their demand (Category: Breaking News)
- Negombo underworld leader ‘Feroz’ kidnapped (Category: Breaking News)
- Deputy minister boycotts Negombo mayor swearing-in (Category: Breaking News)
- Chilaw fishermen relent following bishop’s mediation (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's government has assured that there will be no fuel shortage as a result of U.S. sanctions on Iran's fuel imports, a minister said on Wednesday
Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lanka Wednesday said it will not face oil shortage due to the US sanctions on Iran's fuel imports.
A plan has been launched to create a shortage of low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) used to generate power at the West Coast power plant in Kerawalapitiya in order to cripple its operations, sources from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa speaking at the opening of the multi fuel combined cycle power plant at Kerawalapitiya yesterday said that the Government will focus on how the consumers are to be relieved from the burden of higher electricity bills soon. The Government focused on alternative energy sources to generate electricity with the escalation of oil prices in the world market. The Kerawalapitiy...
- Air Current (Category: Business)
- Power project for rural electrification (Category: Breaking News)
- Public assistance to nab Illegal Power Tappers. (Category: Breaking News)
- Power supply being restored in Sri Lanka after outage (Category: Breaking News)
Minister Susil Premajayantha has said that the issue in relation to the quality of petrol which has surfaced in certain areas has been eliminated. He said that the supply of fuel to vehicles in all areas has returned to normality. The Minister said that a Special Committee made an urgent purchase of 20 thousand tons ...
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- Brazil and Sri Lanka aim to expand ties - Patriota (Category: Breaking News)
- G.L.Peries to be the next prime minister of SriLanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Ratnasiri tipped to be PM again no portfolios for new comers (Category: Breaking News)
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe called Co Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa for a discussion last week. The meeting between the two was held last Monday afternoon at the parliamentary complex. Wickremesinghe has discussed the appointments of the National Organiser and the new Working Committee scheduled to take place this week. The party’s consultative committee is to ...
- Sajith Threatens To Quit (Category: Breaking News)
- Cosmetic Changes At UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- Karu Defends UNP’s No Ball (Category: Breaking News)
- UNPers Gear To Bring Sajith To The Helm (Category: Breaking News)
The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal Company has said that they had received no reports of a delay in the distribution of fuel from any part of the country. It said that fuel distribution is normal countrywide. There were rumours of a delay in the distribution of fuel in several areas during the past few days. The [...]
- Private fuel distributors threaten strike today, tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- SC recommends further streamlining fuel distribution through SLTB (Category: Breaking News)
- AG ordered to submit proper fuel distribution mechanism for essential services (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel distribution from 21st July – Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
A fuel shortage at filling stations is being experienced today due to the delay in dispatching adequate supplies to the distributions centres, the CPC said adding however that the situation will return to normal by this evening. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Director of The Ceylon Petroleum
A fuel shortage at filling stations is being experienced today due to the delay in dispatching adequate supplies to the distributions centres, the CPC said adding however that the situation...
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