Greenville LNG, a pioneer Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and distribution company in Nigeria,has fueled its first liqiefied natural gas retail station in Sagamu, Ogun state.
Greenville LNG is the first company in Nigeria to operate its fleet of trucks/ tankers using LNG as fuel. Greenville currently operates a fleet of more than 500 trucks which are all 100% powered by LNG.
The company’s innovative logistics approach has improved access to clean and affordable fuel for automotive uses across Nigeria and has become a driver of the Federal Government’s Gas Expansion policy and Decade of Gas initiatives.
With 5 L/CNG refueling stations completed and operational, and an additional 42 under construction, long haul trucks, and small vehicles in major cities in Nigeria will soon have the choice to completely switch to L/CNG which is locally produced and a cheaper alternative than the more expensive, imported petrol or diesel.
The company hopes that the country can begin to gradually eradicate the growth-stunting subsidy with this initiative.
Natural gas is the cleanest-burning fossil fuel, therefore vehicles running on LNG produce lower levels of toxic emissions and air pollution than equivalent diesel engines. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions are reduced by 40-50% and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions are reduced by approximately 80%.
In a statement on Monday, the company said Sinoma Cargo International Nigeria Limited has purchased a few LNG-fueled trucks to start, and the first truck was fueled at our Sagamu LNG refueling station on Sunday.
It added: “There are other companies who have procured a few LNG-fueled trucks from different OEMs and the trucks will arrive in Nigeria shortly. Greenville LNG has 5 LNG retail stations strategically located across Nigeria, at Sagamu, Ogun state, Rumuji, Rivers state, Koton Karfe, Kogi state, Kakau, Kaduna state & Ikpoba LGA (Benin) in Edo state”
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