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Sri Lanka to limit fuel for private vehicles as fuel suppliers delay shipments

Sri Lanka to limit fuel for private vehicles as fuel suppliers delay shipments

Colombo, June 25 (UNI/Xinhua) 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.

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.

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