Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), D.J. Rajakaruna, announced that the weekly fuel quota issued to the public under the QR code-based system will remain valid until 12 midnight on Saturday every week and will be refreshed every Sunday.

Speaking during the Ada Derana 'Big Focus' program, he stated that the CPC expects the QR code-based fuel quota system to reduce the country's fuel consumption by 20%.

Rajakaruna further revealed that the daily diesel consumption in the country currently stands at 4,800 metric tons, while petrol consumption is at 4,045 metric tons.

The CPC Chairman explained that the QR code-based fuel quota system was implemented urgently to eliminate long queues at fuel stati...