Local automobile engineers and technicians in Lagos and Abuja have received intensive training on the installation of compressed natural gas (CNG) kits in vehicles, following the ground-breaking innovation from Fixit45 with Mijo Autogas India as technical partners.
The three-day training was first organised inside the Fixit45 ultramodern and well-equipped fitment centre in Lagos, while the second phase of the training took place at the CNG training and fitment centre in Abuja.
Led by the Co-Founder, Fixit45 Nigeria, Pankaj Bohhra and the Director, Mijo Autogas India Pvt Ltd, Gaurav Goyal, the training encompassed theoretical lectures and hands-on practical sessions.
Topics covered included sales of CNG kits, CNG fitment procedures, and mechanic certification. During the training, emphasis was on the safety and affordability of CNG as an alternative fuel.
Bohhra highlighted the cost-effectiveness of CNG compared to traditional fuels, emphasising its potential to reduce operating expenses for vehicle owners.
He declared that the partnership with Mijo Autogas India aims to spearhead Nigeria’s transition to Autogas and align with the country’s energy transition initiative to be a technical partner in the area of training, employment generation and seamless execution through its technology and installation centers network.
The ultimate goal is to establish authorized installation centers with Fixit45’s vast network, save 40 to 60 per cent of fuel costs on automobiles, offer competitive prices for CNG kits, reduce automatic fuel detection and create digital job opportunities that will contribute to the nation’s economic growth and sustainable future.
In a joint briefing during the training programmes, Fixit45 and Mijo said their collaboration aimed at establishing six training centres across Nigeria with Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt as key locations.
The focus will be on creating opportunities for over 5000 Nigerian youths in CNG kits installation, programming and troubleshooting which will also translate to significant employment opportunities for Nigerians.
In the submission Bohhra: “By the end of this training programme, the objective is to transfer the knowledge of installation as well as that of troubleshooting from the Indian expertise to the local expertise so that, they can get benefit as a result of the knowledge acquired on the installation and become economically beneficial as well as give the trained technicians a means of livelihood.
Speaking of the importance of equipping youths with these skills, the director of Mijo Autogas Pvt Ltd, India, Gaurav Goyal, stressed the role of vocational training in advancing the automotive industry.
