Asiko, a leading provider of clean energy solutions, has commenced its LPG autogas adoption and utilisation trial in Kano in a bid to accelerate fuel transition and deepen gas penetration in the country.
Daily Trust reports that conversion started with two minibuses and five tricycles to run on autogas and the company has built an autogas filling station to facilitate convenient refuelling for the converted vehicles.
In a statement, the company said the trial would assess the tangible outcomes and effects from the study to help drive up the conversion rates for autogas-powered vehicles across the state.
Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of Asiko Energy, Mr Felix Ekundayo, noted that the LPG autogas trial is to demonstrate to the people of Kano State that tricycles, cars, minibuses, generators and other vehicle operators that are feeling the debilitating effects of subsidy removal on petrol have an alternative.
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On its safety for motorists, Ekundayo said that the autogas tank is impact-resistant, durable and capable of withstanding physical clashes or collisions without rupturing or breaking.
Also speaking at the event was the Chairman of the National Gas Expansion Program, Dr Muhammad Ibrahim, who described the initiative as an auspicious and epoch-making one.
He said the autogas trial by Asiko is the first of its kind in the country that encompasses conversion kits and a training centre for autogas technicians.
