A 65 litres water capacity cylinder of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) which cost N3,500 to fill, will take a car from Abuja to Kaduna, a distance of about 191km, an expert has said<\/p>\n
Mas`ud Ya`u , an Engineer and Manager of ABG Conversion Centre, Dawaki, one of the Federal Government\u2019s accredited CNG conversion centres in the Federal Capital Territory, disclosed this to newsmen.<\/p>\n
In an interview with newsmen after the inspection of his centre, Ya\u2019u said: \u201cCNG is safe, as the gas tank is fire and bullet proofed and the thickness of the tank is between 15mm and 20mm.<\/p>\n
\u201d65 litres water capacity of CNG will cover 170km to 200km distance, which means it can conveniently take you from Abuja to Kaduna. To fill CNG of 65 litres water capacity will cost N3,500,\u201d he said<\/p>\n
ACJ reports that the driving distance between Abuja and Kaduna is 191km, and it takes approximately two hours 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
ACJ also reports that a car using petrol, will use approximately 20 litres of pms to cover the same distance, costing N17,940 at N897 official pump price in FCT.<\/p>\n
Ya\u2019u said CNG also improved engine performance and extends its longevity<\/p>\n
According to the Engineer, before conversion, if it takes three months to service a car, after conversion it will extend to five months before servicing without affecting the oil viscosity.<\/p>\n
Ya\u2019u said the CNG conversion process is a division of labour and they usually convert about four cars in a day at the centre.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe process involves installation of the kits in the engine with gas cylinders in the trunk of the vehicle<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also conduct detailed inspection to determine if the car is standard enough for conversion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Micheal Oluwagbemi, leader of the inspection team and Programme Director, Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi) said the programme would provide cheaper and cleaner vehicle fueling alternative for Nigerians.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Bola Tinubu has assured that we are making one million conversion kits available for free to the commercial sector and at reasonable discounts for the private vehicles<\/p>\n
He said Nigeria had been subsidising petrol to the tune of 10 billion dollars a year, consistently in the last 15 years and every single dollar of that had been borrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cA country that has the largest gas reserve in the world, should has no business consuming petrol and diesel to the level we are doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Oluwagbemi assured that the initiative would address the economic sabotage of smuggling petrol across the nation\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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