FCT CNG Users Demand Fix for Compressed Natural Gas Shortages

The FCT CNG Users' Forum is calling for stronger collaboration between the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG and EV) to address the persistent compressed natural gas shortages in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The forum, which represents vehicle owners and transport operators using compressed natural gas, made this call after its strategic action meeting. They attributed the shortages to disruptions in gas supply, diversion of gas trucks to newly established stations in other states, and delays caused by traffic congestion along the Lokoja-Kabba road.

The forum also observed that existing CNG stations in Abuja lack adequate storage capacity, leading to frequent shortages despite increasing demand. To address this challenge, they recommended establishing additional 'mother plants' and standby storage cascades in Abuja to guarantee uninterrupted CNG supply and support 24-hour operations.