{"id":43386,"date":"2022-05-18T15:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/?p=43386"},"modified":"2022-05-18T15:41:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T10:11:59","slug":"lanka-petrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/lanka-petrol\/","title":{"rendered":"No money to buy petrol, says Lankan govt as it urges citizens not to queue up for fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-471585526\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Wednesday revealed that it does not have foreign exchange to pay for a vessel of petrol anchored in its waters for nearly two months as it appealed to citizens &#8220;not to wait in line&#8221; for fuel.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-2750464271\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div>\n<p>However, the country has received sufficient stocks of diesel, the government said.<\/p>\n<p>Since March 28, a vessel with petrol has been anchored in Sri Lankan waters, power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera told Parliament, confirming that the country is facing an issue of petrol availability, online portal newsfirst.lk reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have US dollars to make the payment for the vessel with petrol,&#8221; he said, adding that another USD 53 million is due for the same vessel for a previous shipment in January 2022.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-3424204787\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>The minister said the shipping company concerned has refused to release the vessel until both the payments are settled.<\/p>\n<p>Wijesekera said following an assurance from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to make the previous payment, the company had agreed to release the current vessel after the due payment is made.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u201cwe are yet to source the fund for this purpose,\u201d he said, adding that the ministry is working towards releasing the vessel either on Wednesday or Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why we requested the people not to wait in line for fuel. There is no issue with diesel. But, please do not stay in line for petrol. We have limited stocks of petrol and are trying to distribute it accordingly for essential services, especially ambulances,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe apologise for this. We understand that three-wheelers can only operate with the daily fuel purchases. We appeal to the public not to remain in line for fuel on Wednesday and Thursday,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also appealed to the people to stop stockpiling fuel, as there is no way of delivering petrol for the next two days.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-1045943625\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Wijesekera said it would take another three days from Friday to complete the distribution of petrol to all filling stations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the 67 proposals made to the ministry on fuel purchases, 39 were identified as practically applicable in Sri Lanka,\u201d he said, adding that no matter what proposal is made, the country cannot import petrol without opening the letter of credit.<\/p>\n<p>A letter of credit, also known as a documentary credit or bankers commercial credit, or letter of undertaking, is a payment mechanism used in international trade to provide an economic guarantee from a creditworthy bank to an exporter of goods.<\/p>\n<p>Wijesekera said Sri Lanka has received sufficient stocks of diesel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Tuesday, we distributed super diesel and auto diesel to all the filling stations in the country. We hope to ensure the continuous supply of diesel from today (Wednesday) to all the 1,190 active filling stations in the country, although there are 1,300 filling stations,\u201d he told the House.<\/p>\n<p>For June 2022, Sri Lanka needs USD 530 million for fuel imports, the minister said, noting that even if the country receives the benefit of an Indian Credit Line, it needs over USD 500 million for fuel purchases per month, compared to the USD 150 million from two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high demand for fuel and currency depreciation\u201d can be cited as the main reasons for this, he said, revealing that Sri Lanka is to make a payment of over USD 700 million for previous shipments of fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, India extended its current credit line by a further USD 200 million to replenish Sri Lanka\u2019s rapidly depleting fuel stocks. India has committed over USD 3 billion to the debt-ridden island nation in loans, credit lines and credit swaps since January this year.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that USD 160 million has been received from the World Bank and a grant from the ADB (Asian Development Bank) is also expected. However, the money received from the World Bank cannot be used to buy fuel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to see if we can use some of it for fuel purchases,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948. A crippling shortage of foreign reserves has led to long queues for fuel, cooking gas and other essentials while power cuts and soaring food prices heaped misery on the people.<\/p>\n<p>The economic crisis also triggered a political crisis in Sri Lanka and a demand for the resignation of the powerful Rajapaksas.<\/p>\n<p>President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sacked his Cabinet and appointed a younger Cabinet as a response to the demand for his resignation. A continuous protest opposite his secretariat has now gone on for well over a month.<\/p>\n<p>On May 9, Gotabaya Rajapaksa&#8217;s elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as the prime minister to make way for the president to appoint an interim all political party government. Wickremesinghe was appointed the country&#8217;s new prime minister on Thursday. 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