Transporters, commuters excited as Greenville commences fuelling of CNG-powered buses in Nasarawa

Transporters and commuters in Nasarawa State are delighted that Greenville Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has started providing Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to power the newly acquired CNG-powered commuter buses of the state’s transport company, Nasarawa Luxury Ride, at its gas hub station in Lafia.

One commuter, Ahmed Auwal, described this as a positive development for both commuters and businesses in the state. He thanked Greenville LNG and the state government for improving access to secure and cost-effective energy sources for the future.

Auwal also mentioned that the availability of eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative energy at Greenville’s LNG/CNG gas station in Lafia will reduce transportation and business costs.

The Nasarawa State government recently showed commitment to the state’s industrial renaissance and development through environmentally friendly businesses that operate, comply with, and promote regulated global carbon emission protocols by purchasing CNG- powered buses from JAC Motors.

The vehicles are to be used for both intra and interstate travel by the Nasarawa Luxury Ride transport company. According to senior state officials in Lafia, reasonable and lawful considerations for sustainable human health and safety, as well as reasonable environmental protection concerns, drove the state government’s robust campaign to transition from heavy and corrosive carbon-emitting fossil fuels to cleaner, more environmentally friendly, cheaper, and more readily available CNG and LNG.

With more interstate commuter routes set to be launched, the Nasarawa Luxury Ride transport company currently operates two interstate travel routes: Lafia to Abuja FCT and Lafia to Jos in Plateau State. Its new CNG-powered buses are cost-efficiently fuelled by Greenville LNG’s top-quality CNG-dispensing facilities in Lafia.

Governor Abdullahi Sule had, during the Nasarawa State Investment Summit, which was held in Lafia in May, emphasised the state’s agenda to meaningfully transition from heavy and costly fossil fuels to the use of cleaner, more affordable, and readily available Greenville LNC-CNG alternative energy sources for the industrial renaissance and economic transformation of Nasarawa State.

The governor counselled energy investors in the state to take advantage of opportunities and begin investing in the construction of Greenville LNG’s franchised daughter stations across the state.

It was reported that the reason “is contingent on the fact that it is a technological reality as well as proactive commercial foresight to develop new energy businesses and related infrastructure to align with the now readily available, more affordable, and cleaner LNG and CNG offerings provided in the state by Greenville LNG, Nigeria’s pioneer domestic gas infrastructure developer.”

With understandable enthusiasm, both Nasarawa State government officials and senior Greenville LNG officials said the company’s fully constructed LNG-CNG Gas Hub station in Lafia now operationally dispenses LNG and CNG to CNG-powered automotives.
TheGuardian learned that Governor Abdullahi Sule will officially commission the station this August at the earliest convenience of key stakeholders.

Greenville LNG is Nigeria’s private sector’s leading producer and distributor of LNG and CNG for the domestic market. The company’s virtual pipeline consists of more than 600 specialised LNG-powered gas delivery trucks capable of driving about 1,200 kilometres and 1,800 kilometres without the need to refuel.