Published on 11:26 AM, May 24, 2022

Sri Lanka encourages work from home to manage energy crisis

Increases petrol, diesel prices

IOC fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters file photo

Sri Lanka hiked petrol prices by 20%-24% on Tuesday and also increased diesel prices by 35%-38%, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.

In a message on Twitter, Wijesekera said government-set transport and other service charges will also increase correspondingly. "Work from home will be encouraged to minimize the use of fuel and to manage the energy crisis," he added.