National Fuel Pass open again for new registrations

■ Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says system will continue to be upgraded to fulfil essential requirements ■ Commends teams behind ‘successful’ QR system ■ Opines system alone would not final solution to fuel crisis, implying it needs support of all stake

The National Fuel Pass QR system is open for new registrations again, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera announced yesterday.

Taking to Twitter, the Minister said the Department of Motor Vehicles has concluded its scheduled maintenance work, adding the system is now available for new registrations again via https://fuelpass.gov.lk/login

Last Friday, the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) announced that new registrations will be unavailable for 48 hours for planned maintenance by the Department of Motor Traffic.

At the time, Minister Wijesekera clarified that existing registered users will have no impact on using the system during the maintenance timeframe, assuring that with the completion of the planned maintenance work, the National Fuel Pass QR system will be open for new registrations.

Over 5.5 million vehicles were registered under the system as of yesterday, with over 4.3 million transactions completed in the past seven days at 1,246 fuel stations countrywide.

Separately, Minister Wijesekera said the

National Fuel Pass system will continue to be upgraded to fulfil essential requirements.

“The credit for the system should go to our developers @icta_srilanka and a team of over 100 individuals representing two of the best companies in the SL IT sector, who wish to remain anonymous to this moment,” he said via a Tweet.

Minister Wijesekera added he also has been receiving much positive feedback on the National Fuel Pass QR system and ideas for improvement.

“Thank you to everyone who sent in messages of encouragement, feedback, volunteered, and helped to implement it,” the Minister said.

Minister Wijesekera, however, pointed out that the system alone would not be a complete solution to the fuel crisis, implying it needs the support of all stakeholders.