PCNGI Gears Up to Promote CNG adoption, Infrastructure Expansion

Samuel Mobolaji

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has announced a series of events and activities planned for the week of Nigeria’s Independence, to increase the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a cleaner, more affordable alternative to fuel.

To kick off the lineup of activities for the independence week, starting Friday, 27th September was the commencement of the CNG Transport Fare Drop Programme which will include the signing ceremony with National Union of Road Transport Workers covering the Abuja to Itakpe Station – Ajaokuta Train Station – Adavi to convert fleet vehicles to CNG in return for 30-40% fare reduction.

This programme will serve as an incentive to NURTW members in Abuja to convert their vehicles to CNG in exchange for a fare reduction.

The PCNGi will continue its nationwide commercial incentive program for commercial cars open day, expanding to 38 centers in Kaduna, Abuja, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta and Edo state on Saturday, 28th of September 2024

On Monday, September 30th the signing ceremony with The Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) to operationalize the Nigerian Police CNG Conversion Program and train cadets to man strategic conversion centers the NPTF is investing in. This initiative will help train the police cadets to manage strategic conversion centers established by the NPTF.

To celebrate Nigeria’s 64th Anniversary of Independence on the 1st of October 2024, the PCNGi said, it will be launching the CNG Tricycle Empowerment Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Youths. This programme aims to provide over 2000 young Nigerians with the opportunity to own and operate CNG-powered tricycles in 2024.

The PCNGi will launch the Kogi State Conversion Incentive Program and hand over CNG buses to the state’s mass transit entity to ply interstate routes to Abuja, additionally, the PCNGI will inaugurate three new CNG conversion sites in the state. This event will take place on Wednesday, 2nd of October 2024.

To conclude the week’s activities, the CIP would launch in Ekiti State where the handover of CNG buses to the states mass transit to ply interstate route to Abuja and inaugurate four new CNG conversion sites in Ekiti.

These events lined up for the independence week are part of the PCNGi ongoing efforts to promote the widespread adoption of CNG in Nigeria. By providing incentives, training, and infrastructure, he said, the aim is to make CNG a more accessible and affordable fuel option for Nigerians.