• Badulla, Kandy, Col. and K’galle most affected 

The Litro Gas Lanka Company has confirmed  the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is taking place to all parts of the island. Accordingly, the amount of gas cylinders supplied daily, which was 75,000 on an ordinary day, has been increased to 91,000, and steps have been taken to overcome the shortages that existed in the previous days, the Commissioner-General of Essential Services, B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi noted. However, due to delivery route blockages in 48 local areas across the Badulla, Kandy, Colombo and Kegalle Districts, the distribution of gas has been disrupted, he stated.  He said that Litro Gas Lanka is prepared to promptly distribute gas cylinders as soon as the access blockages are restored.

Earlier, the Cabinet of Ministers had granted approval to award the procurement for the supply of 380,000 (plus/minus 20 per cent) metric tonnes (MT) of LPG for the 12-month period commencing in January of next year (2026) to Geo Gas Trading S.A. The decision has been taken based on recommendations of the High-Level Standing Procurement Committee and the Procurement Appeal Board regarding the evaluated bids. Technological and financial bids were called to supply LPG for the Litro Gas Lanka for 2026 under the double cover procedure as per the provisions of the Procurement Guideline – last year (2024). Accordingly, five bidders submitted their bids, and two bids qualified for the financial bid evaluation after the technological evaluation. Accordingly, the Cabinet has approved the proposal presented by the President, in his capacity as the Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Minister, to award the procurement to Geo Gas Trading S.A. to supply 380,000 (+/- 20%) MT of LPG for the 12-month period starting from January 2026.