Gov Sule Inaugurates Greenville’s $2m  LNG/L-CNG Facility in Nasarawa

Igbawase  Ukumba in Lafia

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, yesterday, inaugurated a $2 million Greenville LNG’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas (L-CNG) facility in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.

Inaugurating the $2 million LNG/L-CNG facility, the governor expressed optimism that Greenville LNG, owned by private investors, was bringing alternative and cheaper energy sources, especially at a time when the cost of petrol was soaring following the removal of fuel subsidy. 

He particularly expressed hope that the gas project will lead to the conversion of petrol engines to gas, especially for heavy-duty trucks, as well as smaller vehicles such as commercial motorcycles.

Managing Director of Greenville LNG, Ritu Sahajwalla, represented by the Director of Administration of the company, Joseph Oyadoyin, pointed out that the project will further crystallise the industrialisation drive of Governor Sule as it would bring more investment to the state.

The Greenville LNG MD said the recent deregulation of the petroleum industry has emphasised the urgent need for alternative and cleaner energy sources.

Sahajwalla disclosed that his company would establish another facility in Karu Local Government Area of the state after the completion of the first project in Lafia.

Earlier, in a welcome address, Managing Director/CEO, Nasarawa Investment Development Agency (NASIDA), Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the $2 million investment by Greenville LNG was the first of its kind in the North Central region of the country and has 23 metric tonnes capacity of LNG and 1,500 SCM of L-CNG.

Abdullahi maintained that the LNG/L-CNG project would be a springboard to other businesses as it fitted into the industrialisation agenda of the Nasarawa State Government.