According to Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekera, over 4 million people had registered for the National Fuel Pass as of 9 p.m. yesterday.
He stated on Twitter that 299 Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) fuel stations and 34 Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) fuel stations had fully adopted or tested the QR system as of yesterday.
According to the Minister, the fuel stations completed a total of 92,845 transactions. Fuel distribution under the National Fuel Pass system is set to begin on August 1st. In Sri Lanka, there are 7.5 million registered vehicles that are in use on a daily basis. Motorcycles account for 4.2 million, three-wheelers account for 1.1 million, and automobiles account for 877,341.
However, as of yesterday, only over 4 million vehicles had registered for the National Fuel Pass.
Minister Kanchana Wijesekara has issued a tweet stating about the progress of the fuel pass system.