Energy agency, NU Synergy, has commissioned two Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) refuelling stations and a car conversion centre in Kano State, bringing the variety of CNG stations within the state to 12 inside one yr.
The services are situated alongside Zaria Road and at Mariri, alongside Wudil Road.
Speaking on the commissioning, the chief chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles, Ismaeel Ahmed, stated the funding mirrored rising private-sector curiosity in various vitality for transportation.
Ahmed stated Nigeria’s plentiful pure fuel sources may assist scale back transportation prices and create employment alternatives via elevated home utilisation.
“The future belongs to cheaper energy sources for transportation. It is difficult to achieve that with PMS and diesel,” he stated.
He added, “Nigeria is a gas country, not an oil country. We have over 200 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas.”
Ahmed disclosed that the promoter of NU Synergy approached the initiative about 4 months in the past to discover funding alternatives within the CNG sector.
He stated the investor was subsequently linked with the initiative’s operations and fuel groups for technical steering earlier than establishing the services.
“Four months later, this is the story. He is commissioning a CNG station in Kano,” Ahmed stated.
He counseled the corporate for the velocity of execution, noting that private-sector funding was important to increasing CNG infrastructure and inspiring motorists to undertake various fuels.
The commissioning comes amid efforts to broaden CNG infrastructure throughout northern Nigeria via the Northern Corridor initiative.
The new services mix refuelling companies with car conversion, offering motorists with entry to each companies on the identical areas.
As a part of the commissioning actions, motorists have been provided free CNG refuelling for the day.
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