March 8, 2023. Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) has given the go-ahead to 20 companies to build compressed natural gas (CNG) stations as part of a larger initiative to deliver cleaner and more affordable energy.
TPDC’s Oil and Gas Director Dr Wellington Hudson stated that some companies are entirely owned by local investors, while others are joint ventures involving local and foreign investors.
In the same line, he said that nine natural gas filling stations for vehicles will be built and completed over the next 24 months.
“Two stations, which are being constructed by Taqa (Taqa Arabia) and Dalbit (Dalbit Petroleum) around the airport and Sinza opposite Sam Nujoma Road, will be ready before the end of this year,” said Hudson.
These stations, he explained, will have workshops for converting vehicles to CNG system. To make it even more interesting, he said, authorities have started to receive raw materials for the construction activities.
Within the set timeframe of two years, TPDC also intends to build a CNG mother station at Mlimani City that will enable large vehicles to pick up the gas from the station and distribute it to various regions where infrastructure has not yet been reached.
