Transporting aviation fuel to Mattala costs millions

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

The transporting of aviation fuel to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on a daily basis has added millions to the massive losses already incurred by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.

A subsidiary of the CPC, the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminal Limited (CPSTL) has to transport aviation fuel from the Kolonnawa installation to Mattala every day on private long haul vehicles.

CPC sources said that the Corporation spends Rs. 64,000 for the transportation of each load of aviation fuel to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.

Sources observed that these costs could have been avoided if the fuel tanks in Mattala and Hambantota Port have been completed.

Also, since the CPSTL does not own any long haul vehicles that could transport aviation fuel, five private owned vehicles have been especially epi-coated by the CPSTL to transport aviation fuel to Mattala. This has cost CPSTL Rs.300,000 per vehicle.

Since the Hambantota oil tanks that have been constructed are sinking into the ground and are of poor quality, the CPC would have to incur these additional losses for a longer period than anticipated.

JVP, with torches, demonstrates against electricity tariff hike

MONDAY, 22 APRIL 2013 

The JVP carried out an agitation at Maharagama today demanding the government to withdraw the electricity tariff hike. The agitators carrying torches came in a procession on the Maharagama – Piliyandala road to enter Maharagama town where they held the agitation.

JVP Leaders including its Parliamentarian Sunil Handunneththi and a large number of residents from the area participated.

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