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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10905848" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/50252_164874273523808_4418_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The main opposition UNP today warned of an impending power crisis as a  result of US$300 million scam at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)  in the importation of low sulphur oil needed for thermal power  generation. UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekara told a news conference today that the CPC is  in the process of purchasing low sulphur oil at a rate of US$90 per  metric ton instead of the usual price which ranges from US$27 to 33 by a  black listed foreign company. He said CPC had placed this order because  of the urgent need for oil for the generation of power by the power  plants. Mr. Jayasekara said the urgency had been popped up as a result  of the lethargic approach by the CPC in importing oil on time. At the  same time he said it could be that interested people pocketing some  funds as commission from this deal. The UNP MP explained that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CPC) had been  forced to go for hydro power as a result of the CPC’s delay in supplying  oil for thermal power generation. This he said has resulted in the  reduction of water levels in the reservoirs. Mr. Jayasekara also charged that this scam is a result of a mafia by a certain force in the private sector. He said he would take this matter up in the Committee on Public  Enterprises (COPE) and would also go for legal action. “We are prepared  to whatever we can against these scams,” he added. DM</blockquote>

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