Following a government debt default, restrictions were placed on how much fuel customers could buy at a time
Sri Lanka began fuel rationing for vehicles Friday after shortages were reported across the crisis hit island nation.
The company responsible for two-thirds of the retail fuel market in addition to fuel importation and distribution, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, said the supply of fuel was being restricted immediately.
A person riding a motorcycle is allowed to pump a maximum of four liters, those with three-wheeled motorbikes five liters and those in cars are restricted to 19.5 litres.
For a week now, shortages have triggered protests in front of the president’s office. About 5,000 have gathered, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
