This is reported by the publication Adaderana.
“At the moment we only have one day's worth of gasoline,” he said, adding that the diesel fuel shortage will be partly resolved thanks to the diesel shipment that arrived yesterday.
At the same time, he said that according to the credit line provided by Inidey, two more batches of diesel fuel should arrive in the country on May 18 and June 1.
In addition, two shipments of gasoline are expected on May 18 and 29.
The prime minister separately noted that for more than 40 days three ships with crude oil and fuel oil have been anchored in the sea zone of Sri Lanka.
“We are working to get dollars on the open market to pay for these supplies,” he said.
Wickremesingh also said that currently a quarter of the country's electricity is generated by oil, so there is a possibility that daily power outages could increase to 15 hours a day.
On April 12, the government of Sri Lanka announced that the country had defaulted on its external obligations.
after that, unrest and political reshuffle began in the country.