GAZZUZZ:
CNG to flood Lagos April .


NIPCO GAS is about to promote the use of Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, as alternative to Premium Motor Spirit, PMS also called petrol in the commercial city of Lagos after it has announced completion of four CNG stations in Lagos.

The facilities would be opened for commercial operations by end of April to become the first of its kind in the state which is now contending with long queues at filling stations.

The managing director ,NIPCO Gas Ltd ,Nagendra Verma, briefing the media on the development at the weekend, said the firm has been involved in AutoCNG development and expansion since 2009.

Verma, who assured sustainability of supply after commissioning said presently, for Cars, Taxis and Keke’s; AutoCNG is being sold at NGN200/standard cubic feet scm against the petrol price of NGN610 per litre, in Lagos and NGN230/scm against the PMS price of NGN670/ltr in Abuja.

The managing director, further informed that similarly for heavy commercial vehicles; AutoCNG is being sold at NGN260/scm against the AGO price of NGN1250/ltr in Lagos and NGN290/scm against the AGO price of NGN1300/ltr in Abuja.

“NIPCO Gas is sure that with the continuous focus and push by the current government, AutoCNG will become the Choice fuel for Nigeria which has the potential to reduce the pressure on importation as well as on Forex.” he added.

According to him, AutoCNG is a project for masses and of National Cause and Importance, adding “We are sure once expanded across Nigeria; will surely and definitely relieve the masses and motorists from high fuel cost.

“We continuously seek blessing and support of the Government and media to make AutoCNG a Reliever, Cleaner and Greener fuel of Nigeria”

Speaking on the company’s strategy, Verma said, initially the company started with Benin City and expanded the AutoCNG network to Ibafo in Ogun State and later-on in Kogi State.

He stressed further that with the initiatives and clear mandate by the current government, AutoCNG network also expanded to Abuja FCT, Ibadan in Oyo State and Oron in Akwa Ibom State.

NIPCO Gas presently operates 15 AutoCNG stations across Nigeria and CNG vehicles from Lagos can travel up to Abuja and Kaduna by taking CNG from the in-between NIPCO Gas AutoCNG stations. We are sure, soon motorists can travel across every nook and cranny of Nigeria.

Under current government directives, NIPCO Gas has partnered with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL for expansion of AutoCNG stations across various states of Nigeria.

“ Partnering with NNPCL under directives from The Presidency brings along a huge sense of responsibility and commitment towards masses of Nigeria and Government.

“NIPCO Gas is honoured with this trust and belief by the Government and NNPCL and have assured that we will not leave any stone unturned to make this AutoCNG expansion plan a reality which will relieve thousands and millions of citizens from the pain they are going through presently.” added Verma

He also disclosed that under the current partnership, 35 AutoCNG are planned to be constructed in phased manner. He also revealed that locations for 19 CNG stations have been identified and the firm has received stage-wise approval from NMDPRA and other statutory authorities.


He said 4 CNG stations in Lagos are scheduled to be completed in April/May, 2024, adding, “For making this AutoCNG expansion project a reality, we are getting due support and guidance from all including but not limited to PCNGI, NMDPRA, SON, NNPC, other Ministries and Departments and Media too who are also keen to see this as reality in near future.”

Verma, said gas distribution and AutoCNG projects are highly capital-intensive projects which require huge investment and highest level of commitment and perseverance, and expressed hope that with support from all and with continuous push from the Presidency, the firm will surely make it happen.

He went further to state that NIPCO Gas in addition to AutoCNG is also expanding the gas transportation pipeline towards Ibadan and gas distribution network in Lekki Free Zone.

“All these projects require huge investment and a high gestation period.


Once the above projects are commissioned, it will help in greater way in deepening the utilisation of indigenous gas which still remains under-utilised and reduce dependency on importation of other fossil fuels thereby reducing the pressure on Forex.” he added.

Ishilove:
Cooking gas nko?

odimbannamdi:



I am in same shoes too. The Nipco station closed to me that converts increase their price from 450k+ to almost 1m for a 5cylinder vehicle in late January. With normal fuel, that 1m can fuel my car for 18 months, as I don't drive always. It doesnt make any economic sense. They should look at their conversion price

oyeb15:
The major problem of CNG is dat it's takes hours to fill. Between 4 to 8hours unlike petrol that I can fill my tank within 5mins.


We need better option jare.

Curious345:


I use a Toyota corolla and I drive daily .

I buy 5k fuel daily .mon-sat. in 18months I'll be spending ₦2,225,000

odimbannamdi:


You should do CNG immediately. Your current and projected fuel costs justifies it

Kewtt:
Nonsense .... Anytime gazzuzz talks about CNG....ask him for the explicit conversion costs.

GAZZUZZ:
CNG to flood Lagos April .

laudate:


He will only give you the price in USD, and not in naira, so that people will not easily be able to get clarity on the costs.

There is NO component of the CNG conversion kit, that is manufactured locally.

How much do people earn? That they will spend over half a million or more to convert their vehicles?

Gazzuz is just promoting his new found business.

He is not interested in whether it is a sustainable solution or not.

I advise people always to do a dual-fuel conversion that can use both CNG and petrol, and NOT a mono-fuel conversion that uses only CNG.

Otherwise, if CNG runs out in your car and you are far from an Autogas CNG station, you will be stranded on the road.

Just rent a towing van when this happens to you....

Curious345:


At the current conversion rate of 1.1m for a 4 cylinder engine . It's not worth it

If it comes back to 400k as it was in December last year . Then we can try it .

My car mpg is very good .. about 10km per liter

laudate:


He will only give you the price in USD, and not in naira, so that people will not easily be able to get clarity on the costs.

There is NO component of the CNG conversion kit, that is manufactured locally.

How much do people earn? That they will spend over half a million or more to convert their vehicles?

Gazzuz is just promoting his new found business.

He is not interested in whether it is a sustainable solution or not.

I advise people always to do a dual-fuel conversion that can use both CNG and petrol, and NOT a mono-fuel conversion that uses only CNG.

Otherwise, if CNG runs out in your car and you are far from an Autogas CNG station, you will be stranded on the road.

Just rent a towing van when this happens to you....

Kewtt:

This is nothing or good from the government

Kingrshd3:


All the good road ur bus has been passing through for transport.

All the cheap light u have been paying for.

All the cheap items u have been buying since d day u were born.


All d illegal light and free water u have been using.


Hmmm don't u know is government that are providing those things ??

Ask people in overseas if all these things I mentioned is cheap or free in any means at all 🤔

Kewtt:

It is NOT half a million naira. It is approximately one million naira at least.

laudate:


Cost depends on the type of vehicle being converted. Different types of conversion kits are used for different models of vehicles. OEM conversion kits cost, is also different from one another.

So the cost of conversion kits & labour, varies.

GAZZUZZ:

No one does a mono retrofit for CNG in vehicles.

You would know that if you researched.

Kewtt:

I only quoted the minimum

laudate:


Minimum of what?? Different vehicles use different types of conversion kits.

Kits from places like India and China are cheaper than those from Germany and Poland, for small vehicles. Oga, abeg rest.

laudate:


I have seen people who do a mono retrofit for their diesel engines, in order to convert to gas. Stop talking about what you do not know.

I have friends who work for an Autogas company in Lagos. I was even part of one of their workshops in Lagos in 2021, and we saw vehicles they converted to run on mono Autogas CNG.

The owner of the vehicles was an expatriate who was tired of their drivers stealing diesel from their large trucks.

Their factory was already running on natural gas as they were located close to a pipeline in Ogun state.

laudate:

I have seen people who do a mono retrofit for their petrol and diesel engines, in order to convert to gas. Stop talking about what you do not know.

I have friends who work for an Autogas company in Lagos. I was even part of one of their workshops in Lagos in 2021, and we saw vehicles they converted to run on mono Autogas CNG.

The owner of the vehicles was an expatriate who was tired of their drivers stealing diesel from their large trucks, and siphoning petrol from their official cars.

Their factory was already running on natural gas as they were located close to a pipeline in Ogun state.

GAZZUZZ:


diesel engine , retrofit CNG .

Blending a mixture of intake air and natural gas , aim to bring down the amount of diesel burnt.

Same compression ignition engine used. Ecu and CNG injectors introduced to monitor performance.

When you run out of CNG , system switches back to diesel .

When you run out of diesel system shuts down

Is this what you are talking about?

GAZZUZZ:

Great topic of discussion.

Diesel (compression ignition) conversion to CNG (spark ignition)

Full CNG conversion would involve replacing

Head cylinder
Pistons
Timing and ignition components
Introduce a distributor.

Aim to run engine on CNG . Only other fueling that can be introduced is petrol.

Is the other option petrol?

laudate:


No, this is not what I am talking about. After the retrofit, there is no diesel usage in the vehicle. Only Autogas CNG is used all through, because it is a mono conversion.

Diesel tank is even taken out. So nowhere to store diesel in the vehicle.

Dual-fuel conversion will mean that the vehicle uses both diesel and CNG, and can switch between both sources of fuel.

streetshuttle:
Useless country where my father and mother gave birth to useless and wasted fellow like me. Mtcheww

zionstaar75:
wailing this early on a Sunday is?what an unproductive and useless life

sparko1:


Are this dumb or you are practicing.

heybeebugatty:


Bad people with bad mindset… Nigeria will be great…

Otulented:
Nonsense. Will that reduce the high prices of petrol and diesel in this usless country?

GAZZUZZ:
CNG to flood Lagos April .

drololaaof:

As with other products like LPG I hope you will not raise the price arbitrarily or create artificial scarcity.
When people shifted to LPG for generating set the price suddenly flared up.