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 12 months.
The amenities 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, mentioned the funding mirrored rising private-sector curiosity in different power for transportation.
Ahmed mentioned Nigeria’s plentiful pure fuel assets may assist cut back transportation prices and create employment alternatives by elevated home utilisation.
“The future belongs to cheaper energy sources for transportation. It is difficult to achieve that with PMS and diesel,” he mentioned.
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 mentioned the investor was subsequently linked with the initiative’s operations and fuel groups for technical steerage earlier than establishing the amenities.
“Four months later, this is the story. He is commissioning a CNG station in Kano,” Ahmed mentioned.
He recommended the corporate for the velocity of execution, noting that private-sector funding was important to increasing CNG infrastructure and inspiring motorists to undertake different fuels.
The commissioning comes amid efforts to develop CNG infrastructure throughout northern Nigeria by the Northern Corridor initiative.
The new amenities mix refuelling companies with car conversion, offering motorists with entry to each companies on the similar areas.
As a part of the commissioning actions, motorists had been supplied free CNG refuelling for the day.
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