Bangkok--15 Oct--PTT
H.E. Mr. Wannarat Channukul, minister of energy, today presided over the inauguration ceremony of a Natural Gas for Vehicles (NGV) superstation at the new southern bus terminal on Barommaratchachonanee Road. On hand to receive the minister was Mr.Prasert Bunsumpun, President & CEO, PTT Plc, along with the management of PTT Plc.
The minister of energy said that in line with the government policy of promoting alternative energy among the public and business operators to alleviate the impacts and burden of gasoline and diesel consumption amid the rising oil prices in line with global ones, the ministry had assigned PTT to spearhead the promotion and encouragement for operators’ choice of NGV. As a result, to date about 115,000 vehicles have been running on NGV, with total consumption of 2,700 tons/day. To ensure adequate supply of NGV to meet the rising demand, with a focus on introducing superstations designed for public vehicles, PTT is launching this superstation today at the new southern bus terminal. The buses designed to take advantage of this superstation belong to the Transport Company together with their associated buses, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and their associated buses, taxis, and passenger vans. The superstation will alleviate queuing problems for vehicles needing refueling, as well as supply problems commonly found at stations catering to smaller vehicles.
The President & CEO, PTTPLC added that this superstation belongs to the conventional station type and, with 44 nozzles, is the largest NGV service station worldwide, consisting of 12 nozzles for large vehicles and 32 for smaller ones. By design, it can serve up to 5,650 vehicles each day or an equivalent volume of 230 tons/day. Meanwhile, the recent world’s largest CNG station is the Clean Energy del Peru station in Lima, Peru with the total number of 32 nozzles.
By the end of 2008, PTT has set a goal of serving 122,000 vehicles nationwide, displacing 19.5 billion baht’s worth of oil consumption per year. Besides lowering the oil import burden, the use of NGV consumption represents a key strategy in trade deficit reduction, which would benefit the national economy.
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