Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) only has a stock of Petrol sufficient for a day at present Newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has stated today (16) .
Addressing the nation regarding current economic crisis faced by the nation Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has stressed that currently diesel is out of stock in the country ,But from today (16) public will get some concession on that ."Two ships carrying stocks of Diesel are scheduled to be arrived in the country on 18th of May and 01st of June under the Indian credit line ,Also another two ships carrying stocks of petrol are scheduled to be arrived on 18th of May and 29th of May ,Due to the fuel shortage there might be power cuts long as 15 hours in future " he has stated .