*NNPC GMD, Dr Maikanti Baru.
By Energy Worth
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ((NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru has disclosed that more than 3,000 vehicles are now powered with the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Benin-City, Edo State.
Dr Batu stated this while addressing newsmen at a town hall meeting with the staff of the corporation in Abuja as part of the progress made by the corporation to enhance the use of the CNG to power vehicles across the country.
He added that efforts are being made to explore other source of energy that could substitute petroleum.
“We are working hard to ensure that we proffer alternative to Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petroleum to let Nigerians have easy access to energy,” he said.
