Gas Aggregation Company of Nigeria felicitated with a public presentation and formal launch of seven (7) books authored by Halima M. Usman who is also a GACN Stakeholder and key influencer of AKK Forum held in kano.
The Nigerian International Petroleum Summit hosted a conference from 5th June,2021 through 10th June, 2021 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme of the conference was from “Crisis to opportunities-new approaches to the future of hydrocarbon” and it was very elaborate and successful. Dignitaries from all over the world attended and participated in sessions on diverse topics on Gas, these topics were discussed, elaborated and dissected on the emerging opportunities on gas and how this can be leverage to accelerate these opportunities. Solutions were proffered by taking note of the impending challenges within the sector.
GACN shared a booth with the Ministry of Petroleum Resources where its corporate information and fliers were show cased and an interesting lecture about the role GACN play in the domestic markets was given by Mr Donald Iloba. He also Enlightened the public on the July AKK Forum on the 29th July,2021 at kano, including the benefits of this important economic development initiative.
The CEO of GACN Mr Olalekan Ogunleye actively took part as a panellist at the conference. He explained the current role and achievements of GACN while concluding that indeed, GACN has become a one- stop-shop for Gas commercialization and value expansion in the domestic Gas sector.
Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to Media trust on Thursday at their head office at Utako. The team was received by Media Trust’s CEO, Mallam Mamman Nura Daura, and Ahmad Shekarau, General Manager of Business and Strategy. The meeting aimed to solicit support and collaboration from Media Trust in publicizing the AKK Forum. GACN in its quest for corporate visibility appealed to Media Trust to massively advertise the event as it is structured to deliver optimum media publicity to ensure the success of this strategic gas sector value expansion. The meeting was a success as both parties immediately came to terms and assured each other of full collaboration and partnership. The CEO of GACN, Mr. Olalekan Ogunleye, expressed his delight at the opportunity given to GACN by Media Trust in partnering with them to enhance their business objectives by leveraging on the AKK forum to make GACN soar to excellence in the Gas sector. Mallam Mamman Daura opined that Media Trust is honored to be part of this industrial achievement that will promote and ease commercial activities for the targeted population in creating more job opportunities in the AKK states and its neighbors.
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Automotive LPG or Autogas is the most accessible alternative fuel. Driving an LPG vehicle is safe, easy and, in many countries, considerably cheaper than driving a petrol or diesel model. LPG also emits less CO2 (Carbon-dioxide) and fewer other emissions such as NOx (Nitrogen Oxide).
Autogas first came into light in the mid 1930’s, LPG had been discovered in Germany only a few years earlier as a condensate when compressing refinery off-gas to extract gasoil. It was being sold in cylinders as propane and butane or as a less refined mixture of both components. At the same time countries with a low supply of oil like England and Germany began experimenting with alternative fuels in search of alternatives to fuel their growing car fleets. Ultimately striving for self-reliance, no option was to be left untested. Among others, experiments were conducted with natural gas (methane) and LPG and it was discovered that vehicles running on LPG where more efficient than as it combines low cost and emissions with compared to traditional fuels.
There are four types of Autogas conversion systems:
Autogas is the most widely used alternative to conventional automotive fuels. Its acceptance and use have been growing quickly in some countries (Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, South-Korean, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, US), with Nigeria being the foremost African country, thanks to government policies to encourage the use of alternative fuels on account of its inherent environmental, practical and cost advantages over other such fuels.
In Year 2020, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari declared it as the Year of Gas, and programmes are being implemented towards achieving this, such as;
The National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP), which would help accelerate vehicle conversion and deployment of required infrastructure for the Autogas initiative and the LPG Penetration Framework are programmes, designed to reduce the national energy consumption of petrol and diesel by achieving a 40% switch from convention fuel to LPG in 10 years. The programme will also promote the wider use of LPG as Autogas, in households, power generation and industrial applications towards the attainment of five million metric tonnes domestic utilisation and creation of an estimated 500,000 job opportunities nationwide in five years. This is a step towards the Governments efforts in providing an alternative source of energy which is cheaper, cleaner and available in terms of production and supply.
In an effort to promote the use of Autogas, the Government has created several projects and initiatives some of which are;
The ANGV is a sub-committee of the NGEP (launched by the Ministry of State for Petroleum Resources in January 2020) and their task is to promote LPG and CNG usage to power passenger cars and city buses thereby creating alternative fuel choices for Nigerians.
Nigeria’s largest city plans to convert 25% of vehicle fleet to Autogas in four years. The Lagos State Government has outlined plans for the conversion of one million vehicles, representing 25% of the four million vehicles in the state, to Autogas over a four-year period. The initiative is in line with the federal government’s commitment to emission reductions through the National Gas Expansion Plan. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Lagos State, Olatere Odusote, disclosed this at a workshop, titled “Stimulating Lagos State Socio-economic Growth through LPG Adoption.” The workshop was organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources with the support of the Office of the Vice President, the National LPG Expansion Plan and the German International Development Agency (GIZ). “Nigeria can showcase Lagos as its flagship economy in addition to other pilot states. The Commissioner also explained that the plan will also involve the deployment of Autogas conversion centres in partnership with OEMs and the rolling out of fuelling dispensers across the five divisions of Lagos State.
The Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria Limited (GACN) was incorporated in Nigeria on January 2010 for the purpose of stimulating growth of natural gas utilization in the Nigerian domestic market.
