Litro Gas Lanka Limited accounts for 90% of Sri Lanka’s domestic gas market, filling approximately two million gas cylinders per month, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi has stated.

The Minister revealed these details in Parliament today (14), while responding to allegations made by the opposition against the government over the recent price increase of Laugfs Gas.

He further noted that Laugfs Gas fills only around 300,000 cylinders per month.

Meanwhile, considering the existing market demand, 100,000 new Litro gas cylinders have been ordered, of which 35,000 are scheduled to arrive by December, he said.

The Minister also stated that several relief measures had been introduced for the general public through the 2027 Budget. He alleged that the gas price increase was intended to create a public perception that prices were rising, thereby overshadowing the relief measures announced in the 2027 Budget.

However, stating that the government was prepared to address the issue, Minister Handunneththi said it expected to provide consumers with the opportunity to purchase any gas cylinder of their choice, regardless of its brand.

He noted that increasing the government’s gas supply would be necessary to implement such a system and that this would be achieved through Litro Gas.

Accordingly, he said the Laugfs Gas price increase did not constitute a nationwide gas issue and accused the Opposition of attempting to portray it as a crisis.