Fuel Pass for tourists from 1st week of Sept.

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama  

Power and Energy Ministry said the fuel consumption has fallen by 2,816,056 litres after the successful introduction of QR code system under the National Fuel Pass (NFP) portal.  They said the QR code system under the NFP portal was launched islandwide from August 1.  

Despite an increase in vehicle registration due to the QR code system, petrol and diesel consumption was lower than in the first, second and third weeks of August. The number of vehicles registered using the QR code increased gradually in the first (4,287,149), second (4,553,754), and third (4,622,336) weeks, the minister said.  
Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the details were reviewed during the NFP review meeting held online last morning.  

Accordingly, the consumption of petrol  has been reduced to 2,493,576 litres as compared to the first week (23,528,930 litres) of August, while 322,480 litres of diesel were consumed as compared to the first week (13,089,782 litres).  

A total of 1,148,573 litres of petrol was dispensed compared to the second (22,183,928 litres) and third weeks of August (21,035,354 litres). The diesel consumption was reported as 1,280,727 litres compared to the second (14,048,029 litres) and third weeks (12,767,302 litres).  

Moreover, he said the fuel pass for tourists would be made available from the first week of September. A special category for quota additions for essential services is to be introduced soon, he said.