- The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, says adopting natural gas as the nation’s transition energy remains key.
- The Minister gave assurance that the policy recommendations contained in the communiqué would be examined and adopted where necessary.
The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo, says adopting natural gas as the nation’s transition energy remains key to unlocking its potential.
Mr Ekpo stated this after he received the communiqué about the transition energy summit in Abuja.
He noted that efforts were intensified to bring in adequate conversion kits for vehicles transiting to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
He said that natural gas was cheaper and cleaner compared to Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) and called for more awareness to improve Nigerians’ acceptability.
“A car you will fuel with PMS for N40,000, you can as well do that with as little as N10,000, which is better for our own economy,” he explained.
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Development Agenda Magazine Paddy Ezeala said the recommendations in the communique were from the Energy Transition Summit, which included views from divergent populations. The summit aimed to lead Nigeria toward a smart and sustainable energy transition while also recognizing the place of social justice.
The Minister gave assurance that the policy recommendations contained in the communiqué would be examined and adopted where necessary.
In the same vein, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative has unveiled conversion centres in Abuja to help convert petrol—and diesel-powered vehicles to CNG.
Mrs Omolara Obileye, Coordinator of Business Development and Strategy of the initiative, spoke during the exercise and said the initiative would reduce dependence on fuel.
According to her, conversion has started for commercial vehicles, “We are starting with Abuja and Lagos and will keep rolling out; announcements will be made regularly as we visit each state.”
Private cars are supposed to pay a fraction of the conversion cost, while the transport associations are 100 per cent conversion-free. She noted, “However, the cost depends on the vehicle size because there are different types of vehicles, and we need to understand exactly what we need to configure in the system.”