Kano gas stations can refuel 2,500 vehicles daily – Official

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Three new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations inaugurated in Kano can refuel up to 2,500 vehicles daily, offering significant fuel cost savings for users Read More:…

The Executive Director, Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, Okuwale Adama, has said the three Compressed Natural Gas stations inaugurated in Kano State can refuel up to 2,500 cars and tricycles daily.

Adama disclosed this during the inauguration of the facilities in Kano on Thursday.

The facilities comprise a 300,000 standard cubic metres per day Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas distribution hub and retail station at Tamburawa in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, and a 21,000 standard cubic metres per day LCNG retail station at Hotoro in Tarauni Local Government Area.

“The facilities can refuel up to 2,500 cars and tricycles every day. That is nearly two vehicles every single minute, day and night. For the taxi driver who starts work before dawn, that means less time in the queue and more time on the road earning a living,” Adama said.

He said the inauguration of the stations would enable car and tricycle owners to save significantly on fuel costs.

“The savings are just as real. Here in Kano, a litre of petrol sells for about ₦1,420, while the same amount of energy from CNG costs about ₦600. That is less than half the price. Take a keke rider who buys ten litres of petrol a day. Today he spends ₦14,200. On CNG, the same day’s work costs him about ₦6,000. That is ₦8,200 back in his pocket every day,” he said.

According to Adama, the Tamburawa station alone can handle 300,000 standard cubic metres of gas daily.

“In energy terms, that is about what ten fully loaded petrol tankers carry, available right here in Kano every single day,” he added.

He commended President Bola Tinubu for placing renewed emphasis on domestic gas utilisation and cleaner transport alternatives through the Renewed Hope Agenda.

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