NASENI’s CNG Conversion Centre Set for Inauguration
President Bola Tinubu is to inaugurate National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Utako, Abuja, tomorrow.
Executive Vice Chair of NASENI, Khalil Halilu, in a briefing yesterday, said this marks another NASENI initiative to support Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly on sustainable energy alternatives and a clean energy ecosystem.
NASENI-Portland CNG Conversion and Training Centre, a partnershipwith Portland Gas Limited, will convert fossil fuel vehicles to CNG, a cleaner and more cost-effective alternative.
The centre equipped with latest technology, and has highly trained professionals, is aimed at building local capacity in CNG technology.It will offer comprehensive training for technicians, engineers, and others, fostering domestication of expertise in CNG systems and promoting adoption of green energy solutions.
Halilu explained the CNG centre underscores NASENI’s commitment to sustainable innovation and development of home-grown technological and manufacturing capabilities.
“At NASENI, we are committed to reducing carbon footprint and providing affordable, eco-friendly fuel alternatives”
“The initiative will reduce vehicular emissions, contributing to cleaner air and a healthier environment. Adoption of CNG will reduce fuel costs and create jobs in the green energy sector,” he said.
