The ministry of transportation says it’s going to save over 60 % of its diesel bills on trains from a retrofitting course of that entails changing locomotive engines to utilizing a mixture of diesel and liquefied pure fuel (LNG).
Sa’id Alkali, minister of transportation, spoke in Abuja on September 19 throughout a tour of Idu and Kubwa prepare stations.
“We’re centered on lowering operational prices. Through the use of a gasoline combine the place 70% is LNG and solely 30% is diesel, the price of working the locomotives will likely be considerably decreased by about 60%,” Alkali mentioned.
The minister mentioned the initiative represents a big milestone within the conversion of Nigerian Railway Company (NRC) locomotives, which he mentioned would result in substantial financial savings in working prices for industrial trains.
He mentioned the retrofitting course of will exchange the company’s 100% reliance on diesel.
“By incorporating LNG into the gasoline combine, we’re drastically slicing prices, and we’re dedicated to making sure that is absolutely applied throughout the nation,” Alkali added.
Whereas the retrofitting is anticipated to tremendously scale back gasoline bills, the minister dominated out the potential of the locomotives working fully on LNG.
“These are heavy-duty engines, and whereas smaller engines like turbines or automobiles will be transformed to run absolutely on LNG or CNG, it’s technically not possible to take action with diesel-built locomotive,” he mentioned.
Alkali mentioned as soon as all of the locomotives are retrofitted, rail transportation prices would drop considerably.
