The federal government of Nigeria has advised that the NNPC ‘s estimated cost of converting petrol-powered cars to autogas is N250000.
The information was given on Tuesday by the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Male Kyari.
Kyari added that at least one million cars will be powered free of charge.
Justice Derefaka, Technical Adviser on Gas Business and Policy Implementation to the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva told Channels TV ‘Sunrise Daily’ that other vehicle owners will convert to autogas using various payment plans.
According to Derefaka, “so in terms of cost implication, it depends on the cylinder of the vehicle and of course, for a typical SUV cylinder, it is a bit higher but on the average, it is around N200,000 to N250000 and this is for a four cylinder vehicle but it becomes a little bit higher for a six cylinder SUV vehicle.”
Information from the NNPC Group Twitter handle also adds that,
GMD @MKKyari: “Today (December 1), Your Excellency, Mr. President is launching Five (5) Gas-powered Mass Transit Buses which will be handed over to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC); and over ten (10) LPG-powered vehicles for different users, including Government Agencies.#NGEP#NigeriaGoGas
NNPC Group@NNPCgroup @NNPCgroup: “To support this effort, NNPC is providing free conversion services in some selected NNPC Retail Filling Stations to assist interested motorists switch from PMS to Autogas especially in areas with existing Autogas service stations in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Lagos, Edo, Delta, Rivers and Bayelsa States.”
“#NNPC is also expanding this initiative to all #NNPC Retail Filling Stations across the Nation, while assuring motorists of steady availability of Autogas at competitive prices.”
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