A gas infrastructure and distribution company, Greenville LNG, has commenced the fuelling of Abuja-Kaduna trains retrofitted locomotive engines with Liquified Natural Gas, LNG.
The company said in a statement on Friday that it has also commenced fuelling of Ekeson Transport’s Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG-powered luxury buses in Lagos.
It disclosed that for a second time, it fueled the newly retrofitted LNG-powered trains for a test drive, adding that the initiative is part of Nigeria Railway Corporation’s ongoing energy transition to LNG.
“The partnership between Greenville LNG and NRC focuses on the supply of LNG for the retrofitted trains. The LNG-powered test drives of the NRC trains included successful stops at both Kubwa Abuja FCT and in Kaduna State, demonstrating the effectiveness of the transition of NRC’s train-powering energy source to LNG.
“The initiative represents a significant advancement in Nigeria’s efforts to embrace and promote sustainable energy solutions and significantly reduce environmental pollution as well as operational costs,” Greenville LNG said.
The company quoted its official, Mr. Samuel Uko, as emphasizing that the conversion aligns with Nigeria’s Gas Initiative Vision, with the potential to reduce operational costs by about 70 per cent.
“This project signifies the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership between Greenville LNG and the NRC, and targets to reshape the future of railway transportation in Nigeria,” Uko said.
Meanwhile, Ekeson Transport’s LNG buses were fuelled with LNG at the company’s station located in Lagos where Greenville LNG was represented by the company’s Zonal Manager Retail South, Shantanu Mishra and Engr Chijioke.
Recall that in March the Federal Government, through the Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali, initiated a move to transition Nigerian Railway Corporation locomotives from diesel to liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas in a bid to steer the corporation towards sustainable energy sources and reduce operational costs.
On his part, the General Manager General Manager of Greenville LNG-CNG Retailing, Gokul Moothedathu, said “Greenville LNG has best global practice and is in business to proactively operate for a most efficient, effective, and affordable energy renaissance, and for a great transition to a cleaner, more ecofriendly future that guarantees a healthy and sustainable environment for generations to come in Nigeria.”
