Petrol shipment further delayed - Minister Kanchana

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has been informed by the supplier that the petrol shipment which wasscheduled to arrive on the island today would be delayed further, Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says.

A new date of arrival will be confirmed later today, the lawmaker added taking to his official Twitter account.

Minister Wijesekara, giving an update on the arrival of the shipment of 92,000 MT of petrol yesterday, had stated that it would experience a delay of one day. Accordingly, the fuel consignment was expected today.

However, the supplier has informed the CPC of a further delay, the minister said further.