Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ekperikpe Ekpo has inaugurated a 5.2 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) compressed natural gas and autogas station in Lagos.
Gatekeepers News reports that the inauguration ceremony which was themed ‘From Gas to Prosperity: CNG for All,’ was held in Lagos on Thursday.
The building of the facility was done by Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Transit Gas Nigeria Limited (TGNL), a subsidiary of Axxela.
The CNG station is expected to fill about 3,700 cars or 600 trucks and buses per day.
During the Inauguration, Ekpo stated that the event is in line with President Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda and it signifies a huge milestone in the nation’s journey towards energy security, accessibility, and affordability for all Nigerians.
He said, “As the nation continues to take giant strides in the adoption of CNG as a sustainable alternative to PMS and AGO, we are resolute to bring the benefits of CNG adoption closer to the Nigerian people, and projects like this are major milestones in achieving this objective.”
“CNG, as we know, is cheaper, cleaner, more eco-friendly, and safer than traditional liquid fuels and will enhance the nation’s efforts to meet its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) obligations to the Paris climate change agreement.”
Ekpo further said NNPC is not only promoting economic growth but also creating the way for a more sustainable and prosperous future for all Nigerians, as it harnesses the potential of the nation’s natural gas resources.
Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of NNPC, who also spoke during the event said the station is the largest CNG facility of the NNPC, adding that more of it will be created in the six geopolitical zones.
Kyari said NNPC is building massive infrastructure in-country to ensure that gas reaches everywhere in Nigeria and to build the required volume for economic growth.
He said “This plant is a 5.2 million mmscf gas facility. And of course, not just that, it can actually fit 30 kits in a day. And also it has a possibility of providing gas to industries around this place and around Lagos in addition to the ability to fill cars or trucks when they come into the station.”
THE GCEO also revealed that the CNG station can fill over 3000 cars every day.
He added “Yes, we are converting our cars and a number of stations across the country. And this is the beginning. We are going to roll out a number of our stations across the country in our fuel stations so that people can have access to it.”
“We also know that the private sector are doing many things in collaboration with us and we will also integrate that. We believe that these collaborations are within sight. It is being delivered so that in a year’s time, people will say ‘we don’t have to drive into fuel stations to buy PMS’.”
“Needless to say, as of today, this is the largest facility we have for CNG in the country. And we’re going to replicate this across the six geo-political zones. We have selected locations.”
He further revealed that the CNG station will be built in places that will make delivery to other states easy.
Lastly, Kyari thanked Axxela and other partners of NNPC for putting their trust in the company.
