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Lagos — The Federal Government has commissioned the Rolling Energy High-Capacity Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Daughter Booster Station in Jahi, Abuja, in a move aimed at expanding gas utilisation, lowering transportation costs and accelerating Nigeria’s transition to cleaner energy.
The facility, commissioned on Friday, forms part of the Federal Government’s broader push to deepen domestic gas adoption under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Decade of Gas Initiative.
Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the project as a significant step in Nigeria’s journey towards a gas-driven economy.
Ekpo praised Rolling Energy Limited for delivering the project and acknowledged the role of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF) in financing strategic gas infrastructure across the country.
He disclosed that the Abuja facility is one of four gas projects being delivered with MDGIF support, alongside projects by Ibile Oil and Gas and Portland Energy in Lagos, as well as Femadec in Owerri.
According to the minister, the investments align with government efforts to position Nigeria’s estimated 215 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves as a driver of industrialisation, energy security, economic diversification and inclusive growth.
“As a nation endowed with approximately 215 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, Nigeria must leverage this abundant resource not only for exports, but also for domestic prosperity and national development,” Ekpo said.
He added that the project would strengthen the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG), which seeks to expand the use of CNG as a cleaner and more affordable fuel alternative for transportation and industrial operations.
The minister noted that projects such as the Jahi booster station are expected to create jobs, cut logistics costs, reduce carbon emissions and improve access to affordable energy, while boosting investor confidence in Nigeria’s gas market.
In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Rolling Energy Limited, Mubarak Umar Danbatta, said the project reflects growing confidence in Nigeria’s gas future and the increasing momentum behind the government’s gas expansion drive.
Danbatta revealed that the company, working with the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicles, has already deployed more than 8,000 vehicle conversion kits nationwide to encourage the shift to gas-powered mobility.
He said the newly commissioned Jahi station currently serves between 350 and 400 vehicles daily, a figure he described as evidence of rising public acceptance of natural gas as a practical transport fuel.
The CEO explained that the project is part of a wider infrastructure expansion covering LCNG Mother Stations, LCNG Daughter Stations and RLNG facilities across Abuja, Kaduna, Kano and Borno states.
“What you will witness today is not merely the commissioning of a facility. It is the commissioning of an opportunity. It is the commissioning of a future where cleaner energy is more accessible, transportation is more affordable, industries are more competitive and economic growth is powered by Nigerian gas,” Danbatta stated.
The Jahi High-Capacity CNG Daughter Booster Station has a sales capacity of 1,000 Standard Cubic Metres per hour and is supported by two CNG tube skids with a combined storage capacity of 17,000 Standard Cubic Metres.
The facility also includes a Mass Conversion Centre capable of converting up to 20 vehicles and 25 tricycles daily. When fully utilised, the station is expected to serve more than 1,000 CNG vehicles and 100 trucks daily across the Federal Capital Territory and surrounding areas.
This article was originally posted at sweetcrudereports.com
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