Sri Lanka’s Energy Ministry plans to award the contract for the aviation fuel pipeline from Muthurajawela to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in April 2026.
The project includes building a fuel transfer pipeline and new jet fuel storage tanks to strengthen the country’s aviation fuel supply chain.
According to ministry reports, the second round of bidding closed on 14th November 2025, and the evaluation process is now nearing completion. Construction is expected to finish by October 2028.
The initiative has been prioritised by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, which plans to reinvest its Rs. 18 billion profit from the first half of 2025 into infrastructure upgrades, including the Muthurajawela-Katunayake pipeline to improve fuel logistics and efficiency.
Meanwhile, due to funding challenges following the 2022–2023 financial crisis, the previously planned Cross Country Pipeline Project was suspended.
Instead, the Cabinet approved a new pipeline from the Kolonnawa Oil Terminal to Colombo Harbour on 17th November 2025, with procurement documents currently being prepared to fast-track the project. (Hiru News)
