The issuing of fuel under the National Fuel Pass or QR Code system commenced from midnight yesterday (31) at filling stations across the island.

Accordingly, from today (August 01) onwards, fuel will be issued from all fuel stations across the island only under the QR code system and quota system.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Power and Energy points out that the system based on the last digit of the number plate, the token system and other systems that had been in place so far will not be valid from today.

The Ministry of Power and Energy is requesting the public to refrain from queueing up at the fuel stations from today and causing congestion as they have a week to get their respective fuel quota from the fuel stations across the island.

The Ministry of Energy stated that nearly 5 million vehicles have been registered for the National Fuel Permit as of yesterday afternoon and 95 percent of the total number of fuel stations in the country have adopted the QR code system.

The fuel stations that follow the QR code system will be given priority in fuel distribution and the fuel issued will be monitored using the QR code from the fuel stocks distributed to the fuel stations and the distribution will be done in the future.

Meanwhile, people using power generators, garden equipment, machinery, and other equipment that require fuel must register at the respective divisional secretariat offices by choosing the type of fuel they need, the weekly fuel requirement and the filling station they wish to get fuel from.

The allocated quota will be provided to the police department from the petrol stations selected for each police station and the quota to be given to those petrol stations will be informed in the future.

Also, the Ministry of Power and Energy informs to take steps to send photo or video evidence to the WhatsApp number 074 21 23 123 about filling stations and people who do not follow instructions during fuel stockpiling, selling activities or providing fuel illegally.

Meanwhile, the Vice President of Petroleum Distributors’ Association, Mr. Kusum Sandanayake is requesting authorities to provide military protection to the filling stations once again for the implementation of the QR code system.

The Ministry of Power and Energy recently announced that the National Fuel Pass will be implemented and strictly enforced at all CEYPETCO and LIOC locations island-wide from today, 1st August 2022. 

The newly introduced system also reached the milestone of trialling its QR-based fuel distribution system at more than 1,000 stations with over 1,000,000 transactions to date. 

The National Fuel Pass, which was introduced to provide the public a convenient and easily accessible solution to obtain fuel and facilitate an allocation-based fuel distribution method, has also surpassed 4.8 million vehicle registrations to-date.

National Fuel Pass was implemented island-wide with the support of the National Youth Services Council, and District and Divisional level government officers from Tuesday 26th July, at multiple CEYPETCO and LIOC sheds, where 60% of the locations across the country have already been equipped and tested, and will be prioritised in the distribution of fuel. 

The public is requested to register with National Fuel Pass and support the initiative to enable an accessible and equitable allocation-based fuel distribution method.

In addition, options have been provided to users to register multiple vehicles with their business registration and for Government institutes to register as well. 

Divisional Secretaries will be given access to the platform to register generators, gardening equipment and other equipment. Police Departments and Divisional Secretaries will also be given access to register 3-wheelers, allocating each 3-wheeler to one specific fuel station. 

Furthermore, Ministry of Transport will be given access to register buses, allocating them to depots or fuel stations accordingly. Other services such as Health, Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism, Industries and service providing sectors will be given access to the system to register their requirements and allocation of vehicles at fuel stations.

To register for a Fuel Pass, visit http://fuelpass.gov.lk and follow the registration process, after which a unique Fuel Pass in the form of a QR code will be displayed – which can be saved on a mobile device or printed to be produced at fuel outlets. As per the newly introduced system, each vehicle, once registered for the Fuel Pass, will be allocated a weekly quota of fuel, which will be refreshed every Sunday night (any unutilised quota will not be carried forward).