Sri Lanka was left with less than a day’s worth of gasoline on July 4, disrupting the operations of private bus operators and national airlines.
The country now has just 12,774 tons of diesel and 4,061 tons of gasoline reserves, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera told reporters on July 4.
The next petrol shipment is due between July 22–23, while two tankers with diesel shipments will arrive within the following two weeks, Wijesekera wrote on Twitter.
Wijesekera said the central bank could only release $125 million of the $587 million required for scheduled petroleum shipments. Sri Lanka must also pay $800 million to seven suppliers for previous fuel purchases….