Refuting claims of the fuel distributors that existing fuel stocks at filling stations will last only till tomorrow morning, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Chairman D.J. Rajakaruna said there will be no fuel shortages as the CPC has received 1,581 orders today across the country and that fuel is being distributed despite today being a Sunday.
He told reporters that orders placed today are for the requirements of tomorrow and that there is no reason for a fuel shortage tomorrow as claimed by the distributors.
The Chairman said there is sufficient fuel stocks in the country for three weeks and that orders have already been placed till August.
“If a fuel shortage is to occur in the country, either fuel stocks must be finished or there should be currency issue to order fuel. But, none of these issues exist right now. We have fuel stocks sufficient for three weeks and have placed orders for fuel till late August,” he said.
