Firm Opens Two CNG Stations As Kano Network Hits 12

Energy agency, NU Synergy, has commissioned two Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) refuelling stations and a automobile conversion centre in Kano State, bringing the variety of CNG stations within the state to 12 inside one 12 months.

The amenities are positioned 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 different power for transportation.

Ahmed stated Nigeria’s considerable pure gasoline sources may assist scale 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 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 gasoline 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 stated.

He recommended the corporate for the pace 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 broaden CNG infrastructure throughout northern Nigeria by the Northern Corridor initiative.

The new amenities mix refuelling providers with automobile conversion, offering motorists with entry to each providers on the identical areas.

As a part of the commissioning actions, motorists had been provided free CNG refuelling for the day.