Petrocam Boosts LPG Utilisation with New 5mt Solar-powered Outlet in Lagos

Peter Uzoho

In a bid to enhance the availability and utilisation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country, Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited has opened new solar-powered LPG retail outlet in Ejirin, Epe, Lagos State, with 5 metric tonnes storage capacity.

Managing Director of Petrocam, Mr. Patrick Ilo, said at the unveiling of the facility that the company built the LPG skid in order to encourage the use of the energy source in the country, particularly in rural areas like Ejirin where most people use firewood.

Ilo, also said the building of the gas skid was to provide employment opportunities for people of Ejirin and discourage rural-urban migration due to the search for employment.

He said the number of LPG facilities in the country was not enough for the over 200 million people in the country.

He explained that the company decided to go the way of solar-powered LPG skid in line with the current global demand for a shift to cleaner energy that would not deplete the ozone layer.

He said, “The only thing we have to look into is the security concerns and make sure they are properly situated. Like here, we are certified by Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and we got all the documents from government, from suitability (which they look at), to approval, to construction, from license to operation. So proliferation does not really matter here and if you look at this environment, we are the first.”

The Petrocam boss called for massive investment in the LPG bulk storage and retailing through active participation in LPG distribution channels to ensure the product gets to the consumers in high quality and safety.