An official of the Ministry of Power and Energy has told the media that they are still negotiating with the Central Bank regarding the allocation of dollars to pay for crude oil and fuel.
A ship carrying crude oil and two ships carrying diesel are currently anchored in the port of Colombo. It has been 03 weeks since the crude oil ship arrived at the port and the two diesel ships have arrived 02 weeks ago.
However, the landing work has not started till now. The Petroleum Statutory Corporation says that the reason is the lack of dollars to pay for crude oil and fuel.
