{"id":72725,"date":"2025-08-11T08:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=72725"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:48:50","slug":"dangote-refinery-deploys-4000-cng-trucks-to-revolutionize-nationwide-fuel-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/11\/dangote-refinery-deploys-4000-cng-trucks-to-revolutionize-nationwide-fuel-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Refinery Deploys 4,000 CNG Trucks to Revolutionize Nationwide Fuel Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Onilede Titi Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dangote Petroleum Refinery has begun the phased rollout of 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), trucks in a landmark move set to reshape the distribution of petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The trucks, which have arrived in Lagos, will be deployed nationwide starting August 15, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of the refinery\u2019s strategy to take direct control of fuel logistics, eliminating intermediaries, cutting distribution costs, and easing the financial burden on marketers and consumers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Backed by a \u20a6720 billion investment, the programme is projected to save over \u20a61.07 trillion annually in distribution costs, savings that traditionally trickle down to consumers as higher pump prices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The refinery estimates the economy-wide impact at around \u20a61.7 trillion in annual relief.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under the model, refined products will be delivered directly to filling stations, industries, telecom operators, aviation users, and other large-scale consumers, reducing bulky logistics expenses and stabilizing retail prices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A nationwide network of mother-and-daughter CNG refuelling stations will support the fleet, enabling the refinery to meet Nigeria\u2019s daily demand for 65 million litres of refined products; 45 million litres of PMS, 15 million litres of diesel, and 5 million litres of aviation fuel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project is also expected to boost small business competitiveness by lowering energy costs for over 42 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is projected to create 15,000 direct jobs, from drivers to station managers and refuelling operators.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond economics, the switch to CNG offers significant environmental benefits, with cleaner combustion compared to diesel, supporting Nigeria\u2019s clean energy transition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government has welcomed the initiative, with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative describing it as a pivotal step in advancing gas-powered transport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), also praised the plan, citing reduced logistics costs and improved fuel access in underserved areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith &nbsp; Dangote Petroleum Refinery has begun the phased rollout of 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), trucks in a landmark move set to reshape the distribution of petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel across Nigeria. &nbsp; The trucks, which have arrived in Lagos, will be deployed nationwide starting August 15, 2025. &nbsp; The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":72726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72725"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72727,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72725\/revisions\/72727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}