It is not yet known how long the QR code system for fuel distribution introduced by the government will be in place amid the uncertainties in the global economy due to the war situation in the Middle East, according to sources at the Petroleum Corporation.
It is reported that the QR code system is being maintained in line with the prevailing global conditions and that the government plans to link it to a digital payment system in the future.
Considering the severe disruptions to the flow of fuel due to the war situation, the aim of this system is to distribute the fuel stocks under this system in a proper manner. The National Fuel Acquisition Permit or QR Code was introduced by the then Ranil Wickremesinghe government to overcome the fuel crisis during the 2022 struggle. For this, the then Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, was the first.