Dialog Axiata, MIT and ICTA recognised for implementation of National Fuel Pass

From left: Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Marketing Officer Amali Nanayakkara, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Financial Officer Hong Zhou Wong, ICTA Chairman Jayantha De Silva, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, Power and Energy Ministry Secretary Mapa Pathirana and MillenniumIT ESP CEO Shevan Goonetilleke

The Power and Energy Ministry conveyed its appreciation to the country’s leading technology entities, Dialog Axiata PLC, MillenniumIT ESP and ICTA as the facilitators of the National Fuel Pass system. 
Recently, at an event, the ministry recognised the three entities for their invaluable and gratuitous contribution and expertise extended towards the development of the platform and the successful implementation of the allocation-based fuel distribution system. 

Since implementation, the National Fuel Pass platform has been successfully adopted by 93 percent of fuel stations across the country, with over 11 million transactions to date. The National Fuel Pass, which was introduced to provide the public a convenient and easily accessible solution to obtain fuel and facilitate an allocation-based fuel distribution method, has also surpassed six million vehicle registrations to-date. 
Dialog and MillenniumIT ESP will continue to support the National Fuel Pass platform free of charge over the next three years and will closely work with the Power and Energy Ministry and ICTA to introduce additional functionality to meet the requirements of special segments. In addition to providing a sustainable allocation-based fuel distribution method to Sri Lankans, the successful implementation of the National Fuel Pass platform contributed to significant national savings, where the monthly expenditure of fuel imports has been reduced from US $ 500 million to US $ 230 million.  

Speaking to the gathering, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera claimed, “On behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to ICTA, MillenniumIT ESP and Dialog Axiata PLC for synergising with the Power and Energy Ministry to ease the burden of the fuel crisis on the public with the National Fuel Pass initiative. The journey to the National Fuel Pass system was riddled with trial and learning and I am grateful to all stakeholders for remaining positive and proactive with an unwavering commitment to finding an immediate solution to a national crisis. This effort would not have materialised into the fully-fledged system it is today without the support of Lanka IOC and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the voluntary efforts of the individuals from the National Youth Corp and National Youth Council. Our aim was to give each individual a guaranteed fuel quota to manage their day-to-day activities and with this system, we have made it a reality today.” 

Commenting, Dialog Axiata PLC Group Chief Executive Supun Weerasinghe said, “We are thankful to the Power and Energy Ministry for inviting us to be part of this national initiative. When the entire country came to a standstill, we at Dialog, felt that it was our responsibility to help the nation overcome this challenge through the power of technology. With the help of MillenniumIT ESP and ICTA, the Dialog team once again came together during our country’s greatest hour of need and volunteered to provide a solution within a short span of three weeks and expedited the operationalisation of the solution to help the nation progress with a sustainable fuel management system.”