The Federal Government has commissioned three Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) facilities with a combined capacity of 321,000 standard cubic metres per day (SCMD) in Kano, alongside a separate last-mile retail station.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Ph.D., commissioned the facilities on Tuesday.
The three gas infrastructure facilities were developed by Rolling Energy with support from the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF).
At Tamburawa, in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area, the project comprises a 300,000 SCMD LCNG distribution hub providing integrated LNG storage, regasification and CNG distribution capacity, including the ability to supply daughter stations.
It also includes a last-mile retail station designed to ensure that consumers directly benefit from the infrastructure.
In Hotoro, Tarauni Local Government Area, a 21,000 SCMD LCNG daughter and retail station, designed to bring gas closer to end users, was also commissioned on the same day.
According to Ekpo, the three facilities demonstrate the government’s domestic gas agenda, which is focused on building infrastructure to receive and distribute gas while creating last-mile outlets that make the product accessible to Nigerians.
Speaking at the event, Oluwole Adama, Executive Director of MDGIF, explained that the commissioned facilities can refuel up to “2,500 cars and tricycles daily”, as well as up to 200 trucks.
He said that for taxi drivers who start work before dawn, the facilities would mean less time spent queuing and more time on the road earning a living.
Adama explained that the value of the stations goes beyond the equipment installed, extending to the services and opportunities they can sustain.
He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had placed renewed emphasis on domestic gas utilisation and cleaner transportation alternatives, leading to the inauguration of the MDGIF Governing Council in February 2024.
He added that the President encouraged investment in the gas business by signing Executive Order 40, which, according to him, has continued to provide presidential direction for gas projects.
Adama noted that the Fund’s next task is to ensure a dependable gas supply chain, safe operations, proper maintenance and increased utilisation.
He encouraged fleet owners, transport unions, businesses and investors to make full use of the facilities.
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rolling Energy Limited, Mr. Mubarak Danbatta, highlighted that the company’s joint venture partnership with MDGIF is developing an integrated energy ecosystem.
According to him, the ecosystem comprises ten gas stations, eight planned RLNG gas-to-power facilities and a comprehensive LNG and CNG transportation network spanning nine LCNG facilities across Kano, Kaduna, Borno and Abuja.
In August 2026, Adama disclosed that the Fund was supporting about 200 gas infrastructure projects nationwide to unlock Nigeria’s 200 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves.
The projects are expected to support the development of the infrastructure required to improve gas utilisation and expand access across the country.
Recently, the Federal Government disclosed that about 106 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling stations were operational across the country, with $2.6 billion in private-sector investments coming in to expand the project.
However, a significant portion of these reserves remains untapped due to inadequate investment in infrastructure.
The expansion of LCNG and CNG facilities is part of broader efforts to improve domestic gas utilisation, provide alternative energy sources and make natural gas more accessible to households, businesses and the transportation sector.
