Tinubu inaugurates major CNG infrastructure projects nationwide
Tinubu inaugurates major CNG infrastructure projects nationwide
President Bola Tinubu on Friday inaugurates four major Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure projects across Lagos, Abuja and Owerri.
The projects are part of efforts to expand clean transport infrastructure and deepen domestic gas utilisation.
The initiative, delivered under the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), form part of the Federal Government’s response to petroleum subsidy reforms and its strategy to reduce transport costs and accelerate the transition to cleaner fuels.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Friday.
The projects were inaugurated virtually as part of activities marking the third anniversary of the Tinubu administration.
At Ojota, Lagos, the president flagged off the Portland Gas CNG Mother Station, a facility with a daily dispensing capacity of 96,000 standard cubic metres.
The project includes two skid trucks for gas distribution, a 54-metric-tonne Liquefied CNG storage facility and an associated CNG Daughter Station at Kubwa in Abuja.
Tinubu also inaugurated the IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC) CNG Refuelling Station in Lagos, which anchors a network of 15 CNG refuelling stations being developed across the state.
According to Onanuga, the network is designed to provide affordable fuel alternatives, lower transportation costs and reduce vehicular emissions in the nation’s commercial capital.
In Abuja, the president commissioned the High-Capacity CNG Daughter Booster Station developed by Rolling Energy Limited in partnership with MDGIF.
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The facility, described as one of the most advanced in West Africa, is equipped with high-capacity compressors, storage systems and dispensing units capable of serving up to 1,000 vehicles daily.
The station also houses a mass conversion centre with eight conversion pits and facilities capable of converting up to 20 vehicles and 25 tricycles daily.
At the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Tinubu inaugurated the FEMADEC CNG Daughter Station and Conversion Centre under the Special Palliative Relief on University Transportation (SPROUT) Programme.
The project is part of a nationwide initiative to establish CNG ecosystems in 20 universities and includes CNG-powered buses, tricycles, vehicle conversion facilities and training centres to support affordable transportation for students and staff.
The Federal Government has also partnered with financial institutions under the Credit Access for Light and Mobility (CALM) Fund to provide affordable financing for vehicle conversion to CNG.
Speaking during the virtual inauguration, Tinubu said Nigeria’s energy transition would be driven by its abundant gas resources and not by imported alternatives.
“Nigeria is a gas nation. Our energy future will not be borrowed. It will be built from what we have, and every project we are commissioning today is proof that we are building it,” he said.
The president said the projects represented a major milestone in the country’s clean transport agenda and would help reduce transportation costs while boosting energy security.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the projects underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to making domestic gas the backbone of Nigeria’s energy transition and economic development.
Also speaking, the Executive Director of MDGIF, Oluwole Adama, said the projects demonstrated the benefits of collaboration among government, regulators, investors and technical partners in driving sustainable development.
