Kanchana wants COPE inquiry into PUCSL chief’s allegations on fuel prices

Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekara today (July 08) urged the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) to inquire into the allegations levelled by the Chairman of Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) with regard to the fuel prices and procurement process.

PUCSL chairman, in a personal statement made at a recent COPE meeting, claimed that petrol and diesel can be sold for around Rs. 250 in Sri Lanka.

According to the PUCSL chairman, this was revealed in the statistics on the import prices of petroleum and the taxes levied by the government. He pointed out that petrol and diesel can be provided in Sri Lanka for Rs. 200 less than the current price.