Private company to set up Aviation fuel storage at BIA: Minister

8 December 2023 11:59 am Views - 1405

BY YOHAN PERERA AND AJITH SIRIWARDANA

Parliament, Dec. 8 (Daily Mirror)- Cannel Pvt Ltd, a private company that has undertaken to sell aviation fuel is to construct a storage facility at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) shortly, Minister of Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva told Parliament today.

He said an agreement has been signed between the company and the Civil Aviation Authority to lend a plot of land to construct a fuel storage at the BIA.

"The investor was selected by a technical evaluation committee which went through the expressions of interest. Bids were called in line with the government policy of liberalising the aviation fuel distribution," the Minister said.