The facilities, developed by Rolling Energy Limited in partnership with the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), include a 300,000-standard-cubic-metre distribution hub at Tamburawa and a daughter station and retail outlet at Hotoro, with a capacity of 21,000 standard cubic metres.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, inaugurated the facilities, describing them as an important step towards translating Nigeria’s gas resources into practical benefits for households, businesses, industries and the transportation sector.
He explained that the Tamburawa hub would provide liquefied natural gas storage, regasification and compressed natural gas distribution services, including supplies to smaller daughter stations. The retail outlets are expected to make gas more accessible to consumers.
Ekpo said the projects would strengthen gas utilisation in Kano and neighbouring states, support commercial activities, create employment opportunities and provide cleaner alternatives to conventional fuels.
He also highlighted the role of the MDGIF in attracting private-sector investment and financing the development of critical gas infrastructure.
The Executive Director of the fund, Oluwole Adama, said the Federal Government was encouraging the expansion of refuelling and vehicle-conversion facilities through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas.
He urged fleet owners, transport unions, businesses and investors to take advantage of the new facilities, stressing that reliable gas supply, safe operations and proper maintenance would be essential to their long-term success.
The Chief Executive Officer of Rolling Energy Limited, Mubarak Danbatta, said the project was designed to address the difficulties businesses face in transporting gas over long distances.
He noted that some businesses in Abuja previously travelled hundreds of kilometres to obtain compressed natural gas from locations in Kogi State before transporting it to their stations.
According to him, the new infrastructure would bring gas closer to consumers and create opportunities for further investment in Kano, Jigawa, Zaria and neighbouring communities.
Danbatta added that the company’s planned energy network would comprise 10 gas stations, including nine LCNG facilities across Kano, Kaduna and Borno states, alongside its already commissioned station in Jahi, Abuja.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, represented at the event by the Commissioner for Renewable Energy, Gaddafi Sani, commended the development and called for effective utilisation of the facilities to support Kano’s energy and economic growth.
