Government has decided to restrict the fuel supply to essential services due to the non arrival of Petrol and Diesel ships to the country as scheduled according to Minister of Power and Energy Kachana Wijesekare .Due to the Fuel shortage faced by the country the limited stock of fuel available at Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) will be supplied to prioritizing Public Transport , Power plants ,Hospitals and Industries until arrival of fuel ships to the country the Minister has stated .
As the Petrol and Diesel are scheduled to be distributed to a selected Fuel stations in the country with limited quantity from next week Public is being advised not to stay in fuel queues from next week he has further stated ,