Fuel prices drop in Sri Lanka after Middle East ceasefire
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Media Baaji
- Tue, 30 June 2026
Kathmandu. Sri Lanka added up to 6 percent to Indra prices on Tuesday after the Middle East ceasefire. Petroleum Corporation of Sri Lanka diesel 25 posts reduce the occurrence of 382 power and 20 results make 414 results.
After the United States and Iran agreed to negotiate to present the conflict between them, the international energy conference has been held at a rapid pace, even in Sri Lanka, on energy prices. After the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, the price of Sri Lankan petrol and diesel increased by about 50 percent.
In the midst of the conflict, the authorities also increased electricity tariffs by a third in Sri Lanka to strike a balance between high imports and costs. Sri Lanka is the oil leader and the conditions that need to continue in Koirala for power generation have long persisted in the Middle East.
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