1,100 Vehicles Daily: FG Opens Abuja CNG Station
Last update: May 29, 2026
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Petrol price still biting? Abuja just switched on a proper alternative.
Here's the gist, via cbinewstv:
On Friday, the Federal Government fired up a huge new Compressed Natural Gas station in Jahi, Abuja. It's built to serve more than 1,100 vehicles a day, that's over 1,000 cars plus about 100 trucks daily, so the queues should finally start to shrink.
The plant was delivered by Rolling Energy Limited in partnership with the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF). It's not a small forecourt job. It can sell 1,000 Standard Cubic Metres per hour, backed by two CNG tube skids with a combined storage of 17,000 SCM.
And they thought about the conversion wahala too. Right inside the site is a Mass Conversion Centre with trained technicians and kits ready to flip up to 20 vehicles and 25 tricycles to CNG every single day.
Speaking at the launch, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo, called it another milestone for the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG).
"Facilities such as this are essential for building the backbone infrastructure required to support widespread CNG penetration across the country," he said.
Ekpo noted this is one of four strategic gas projects being commissioned nationwide. Similar hubs by Ibile Oil and Gas, Portland Energy and Femadec are also going live in Lagos and Owerri, a clear sign private capital is flowing into gas.
It all ties into the Federal Government's Decade of Gas Initiative, the plan to use Nigeria's estimated 215 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves to drive industrialisation, energy security and economic diversification. The pitch is simple: more jobs, cheaper transport fares, lower emissions, and stronger investor confidence.
Executive Chairman of Pi-CNG, Barrister Ishmaeel Ahmed, added that demand for CNG is rising fast and government is working hand-in-hand with the private sector to meet it.
For drivers in the FCT, the Jahi hub looks set to become the go-to spot: less time at the pump, cheaper fuel in the tank, and a real step towards cleaner energy.
Credit: cbinewstv
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