NIPSS DG Hails Portland Gas for Leading the Charge in Vehicle Conversion to CNG

The Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, Professor Ayo Omotayo, has commended Portland Gas for its pioneering efforts in the conversion of vehicles from petrol consumption to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Professor Omotayo, who made the commendation during a tour of the conversion centre of NASENI-Portland Gas […]

The Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, Professor Ayo Omotayo, has commended Portland Gas for its pioneering efforts in the conversion of vehicles from petrol consumption to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

Professor Omotayo, who made the commendation during a tour of the conversion centre of NASENI-Portland Gas in Abuja on Monday, emphasized the importance of the embracing CNG as alternative to petrol in order to promote cleaner energy, reduce cost of transportation and contribute to environmental sustainability.

“I must tell you that having visited this facility, I am impressed by what I have seen because not only is Portland leading the surge for green energy, it is also buying into government’s promotion of the use of CNG. If we have more vehicles driven by CNG, the cost of transportation will be lower,” he said.

He noted that the innovative shift to CNG by the government aligns with global trends towards greener energy solutions and sets a positive example for other industry players to follow.

“I wish other companies who have the capacity can also do the same thing so that we can have more vehicles converted, have lower cost of running our vehicles and at the same time have greener air to breathe,” he said.

The Director General, who said Portland Gas is actually implementing the theme of last year’s parley of NIPSS, which focused on the utilization of gas as a transition fuel, reaffirmed NIPSS’s commitment to advocating for the conversion of more vehicles to CNG, as part of the institute’s broader vision for sustainable energy and environmental conservation.

Speaking to newsmen after conducting the Director-General around the NASENI-Portland Gas facility, the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Folajimi Lai Mohammed, stated that they are working on forging a partnership with NIPSS to train more artisans in the conversion of vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).

“The reason for this tour is to see how we can engage NIPSS as a partner in terms of making people to understand the nature of the conversion not just only from the commercial point of view but from the safety point of view.

“We get a lot of artisans and people interested in the art of conversion and so what we want to do is to partner with NIPSS to make sure that some sort of certification can come with the partnership so that we can be seen and recognized as authorized people within the CNG space,” he stated.

Mr. Mohammed stressed that with the removal of the petrol subsidy, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) remains the only viable alternative for more affordable fuel.