FG Okays Usage of Autogas in Automobile
The Federal Government has said that selected filling stations across the country would start dispensing gas for automobiles by the end of September 2020.
This was disclosed in a document obtained from the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources in Abuja on Friday.
Since 2019, the Federal Government has been working hard to ensure broad usage and adoption of Compressed Natural Gas and Liquified Petroleum Gas across the country to further deepen usage of Nigeria’s abundant gas reserves and ease pressure on petrol imports.
Last week, Investors King reported that the Federal Government ordered the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to convert all its official vehicles from petrol to autogas, in a move to deepen the usage and adoption of gas in the country.
On Friday, the Federal Government affirmed its determination to ensure Nigerians start using gas on a broader scale across the country by approving selected filling stations to kick start the sales of gas for automobiles.
The Document stated that the Committee on National Gas Expansion Programme had been assigned to ensure the effective implementation of this initiative, adding that the NGEP would promote gas as replacement fuel and also save the nation the much-needed foreign exchange expended on imported fuels by providing alternatives to petrol, diesel and kerosene.
The selected filling stations across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory had been informed, as plans to collocate autogas dispensing facilities at the outlets had reached advanced stages.
It said, “Consequently, plans have reached advanced stage in line with ministerial directive and support for the development of LPG, CNG and LNG collocation in NNPC owned and operated mega stations in the 36 states and the FCT.
“Under this arrangement, retail outlets will offer a full complement of gas products as transportation fuels in addition to existing white products as cheaper cleaner and more environmentally friendly alternatives.”
It added that “The NNPC and mega retail outlets owners and equipment providers are fully onboard in this objective and measures are in place to achieve a roll out of this programme by end of September 2020 using select NNPC owned outlets as pilots.”
