Quality monitoring

As in many Asian countries, fuel quality monitoring is lacking in Sri Lanka. Fuel quality testing laboratories in the country are mainly owned by Lanka IOC, one of the country’s two fuel suppliers, in addition to state-owned company Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). There is no independent fuel quality testing laboratory.

In May 2022, the Ministry of Power and Energy announced that it had received complaints about fuel quality. These relate to fuel mixed with water, kerosene and other liquids.

According to CPC, the quality of fuel sold in Sri Lanka is tested four times between being ordered from the supplier to the time it is delivered to the vehicle. The first quality test is conducted prior to shipment from the country of origin. The second test is conducted upon arriv