March 19, 2022. Tanzania motorists can absorb shocks of the rising fuel prices by increasing the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in vehicles, Pan African Energy Tanzania Limited (PAET), the subsidiary of Orca Energy, has said.
PAET Managing Director, Andrew Hanna said in Dar es Salaam that “we think there is still huge untapped domestic market to focus particularly the gas-powered vehicles, which are cost-efficient with low emissions.”
However, he warned that this is an area that needs huge investment to make sure CNG for use in vehicles is made available in different parts of the country. According to him, there is a need to build a huge network of retail gas stations across Tanzania for which motorists can easily refuel their vehicles.
Hanna noted that the price of natural gas for use in the vehicles has in the past 11 years remained unchanged.
“PAET has established a pilot project for CNG to vehicles that was the seed for a fledgling industry to deliver tangible cost saving benefits to the people while reducing carbon emissions,” he added.
He explained that through further expansion of the gas production and distribution infrastructure, the project can continue to be a major contributor to a long term, economically and environmentally viable solution.
