March 01, Colombo (LNW): Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) announced an upward revision of several fuel prices, with the new rates coming into force from midnight yesterday (28).
Under the latest adjustment, the price of Auto Diesel has risen by Rs. 4 per litre, bringing it to Rs. 281. Super Diesel has seen a sharper increase of Rs. 6 per litre and will now retail at Rs. 329.
Petrol 92 Octane has also been marginally increased by Rs. 1 per litre, taking the new price to Rs. 293.
However, the corporation confirmed that there will be no change to the prices of Kerosene and Petrol 95 Octane. These will remain at Rs. 182 and Rs. 340 per litre respectively.
The revised fuel prices are as follows:
Auto Diesel – Rs. 281 (up Rs. 4)
Super Diesel – Rs. 329 (up Rs. 6)
Petrol 92 Octane – Rs. 293 (up Rs. 1)
Kerosene – Rs. 182 (unchanged)
Petrol 95 Octane – Rs. 340 (unchanged)
Meanwhile, Lanka IOC has also aligned its prices with the revised rates announced by Ceypetco. The changes by both suppliers will take effect simultaneously from midnight.