No decision to suspend QR Code system from April 10 – Kanchana

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara stressed that the news circulating about abolishing the QR Code system linked to National Fuel Pass (NFP) from April 10, is baseless.“No decision has yet been taken to suspend the QR system from April 10,” he said. 

According to him, data of the National Fuel Pass will be analyzed aiming to gradually increase the weekly fuel quota allocated to QR codes.

However, decisions in this regard will be taken in consultation with the Finance Ministry and other stakeholders in the fuel related sector in the next few months.

However, a few days ago Minister Wijesekera said that the QR code system used to dispense fuel by fuel stations will be abolished within the next three months as three new companies to import, distribute and sell fuel are set to start operations in the country in the next three months.

With the start of operations of these companies, the QR code system that has been in operation for some time will no longer be necessary.

Along with the three new companies, five companies including the Government owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will handle import, distribution and marketing of fuel in the country separately.