LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has commissioned five additional Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Lagos State as part of efforts to expand alternative fuel infrastructure, reduce transportation costs and promote cleaner energy.
The facilities, developed by the Lagos State-owned Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation in partnership with the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), are located in Idimu, Ogolonto, Abule-Egba, Ajah and Oko-Oba.
Speaking at the inauguration on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the projects aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to establish an additional 500 refuelling stations as part of a national target of 1,000 outlets.
He said each facility had a compression capacity of 24,000 standard cubic metres of gas daily and a storage capacity of 9,800 standard cubic metres. “Every additional CNG station expands the ecosystem required to give motorists and commercial transport operators a viable alternative fuel,” Ekpo said, adding that the expansion would bring gas closer to consumers.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation, Tayo Gbajumo, said the company had been mandated to establish 15 CNG stations across Lagos.
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