Three newly inaugurated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Kano State have the capacity to refuel up to 2,500 cars and tricycles daily, offering motorists a cheaper alternative to petrol.

The Executive Director of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, Okuwale Adama, disclosed this during the inauguration of the facilities in Kano on Thursday.

He said the stations would improve access to gas-powered transport fuel while reducing operating costs for commercial drivers and other vehicle owners.

According to Adama, petrol currently sells for about N1,420 per litre in Kano, compared with approximately N600 for the equivalent energy from CNG.

He illustrated the potential savings using a commercial tricycle operator who spends N14,200 daily on 10 litres of petrol. Switching to CNG would reduce the cost to about N6,000, leaving the operator with savings of N8,200 each day.

The facilities include a Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) distribution hub and retail station at Tamburawa in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, with a capacity of 300,000 standard cubic metres of gas daily, as well as a retail station at Hotoro in Tarauni Local Government Area, with a capacity of 21,000 standard cubic metres daily.

Adama said the Tamburawa facility could supply substantial volumes of gas to support transportation and other energy needs across the state.

He commended President Bola Tinubu for promoting domestic gas utilisation and cleaner transportation alternatives under the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Also speaking, the Founder of Rolling Energy Limited, Mubarak Danbatta, said the projects were part of efforts to expand access to affordable and cleaner energy across Northern Nigeria.

He explained that the Tamburawa mother station has a designed handling capacity of five million standard cubic feet of gas daily and is equipped with two liquefied natural gas storage tanks, each with a capacity of 55 metric tonnes.

Danbatta added that the Hotoro daughter station has a storage capacity of eight metric tonnes.

He said the company’s partnership with the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund was aimed at developing an integrated gas supply network to support transportation, industries and businesses.

The new facilities are expected to expand CNG availability in Kano while providing motorists with an alternative to increasingly expensive petrol.