Sri Lanka to Introduce New Higher Fuel Grade

 Sri Lanka will be adopting a new fuel standard  that will allow vehicles to use Euro 3 standards for the first time. Currently Euro 2 standard is employed. in The initiative will be implemented by  Lanka IOC (LIOC) with the  approval of the Ceylon Motor Traders’ Association (CMTA) in this regard.

LIOC MD Suresh Kumar told local media that the global standards for automotive fuels developed in Europe will be facilitate motor vehicles built to meet these fuel requirements. LIOC is currently “seriously evaluating” on how many of its fuel service stations will require this upgraded fuel out of its total 158.
 
New vehicles are manufactured to run on these upgraded fuels with most requiring the Euro 3 standard, in use since the past 7-8 years while more recent ones need the Euro 4 standard, he said. In this respect, Sri Lanka currently uses a fuel product close to the Euro 2 standard which is insufficient according to the present day’s requirements.
 
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