Since November last year, the deployment of dispensing pumps for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has risen by 233% in six months.
Michael Oluwagbemi, Coordinator and Chief Executive of the Presidential Initiative on CNG (Pi-CNG), disclosed this as he addressed journalists at a Mikano International CNG Vehicle assembly plant tour in Ogun State.
Mikano has shown interest in deploying about 18 CNG pumps nationwide for widespread CNG adoption.
Oluwagbemi stated that CNG pumps were merely 18 dispensers across Nigeria as of November last year, but the number has risen to over 60, and people are still building.
He says over 120 applicants are waiting to be cleared to install at the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Vanguard reports that Oluwagbemi stated that the tour was to see the capability of the committee partners, which Mikano is part of, to meet Nigeria’s demands regarding manufacturing and support the CNG revolution.
He said that some of the factories producing the pumps also run on gas to support the project.
He said:
The Chairman of Mikano International, Mofid Karame, said that the company has begun assembling CNG-powered vehicles and has received government orders for many buses.
He said the company is also building a CNG station along the Sagamu expressway to fill a few vehicles and for transport, and more than 18 stations are being built nationwide.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) is set to roll out its national deployment plan on May 29, 2024.
The PCNGI scheme’s director and chief executive, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, saying that the initiative is part of President Bola Tinubu’s government commitment to boosting sustainable energy solutions and reducing carbon emissions.
He disclosed that there would be a series of activities leading up to the highly expected nationwide deployment plan to be launched on May 29, 2024, reports say.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
