TAQA Arabia opens first natural gas station in Tanzania

TAQA Arabia, the full-service energy and utility provider in Egypt, has announced the commissioning of Tanzania’s first integrated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Filling Station and Conversion Center branded Master Gas.

The CNG station is the first of 12 stations, with a capacity of 11,000 KG of CNG capable of serving up to 800 vehicles daily, while the conversion centre will have the capacity to convert 1,000 vehicles/year.

The project which carried by TAQA Dalbit -a Joint Venture (JV) between TAQA Arabia and JCG Oil & Gas- aims to convert and fill cars with compressed natural gas, according to a statement published on Saturday.

“The new CNG Filling Station and Conversion Center is a monumental achievement that demonstrates the Tanzanian government’s keenness to provide state-of-the-art solutions,” said Doto Mashaka Biteko, Minister of Energy of Tanzania.

The milestone project also came in line with Tanzania’s commitment to form a sustainable, greener, and economically efficient future, Biteko added during the ceremony.

Pakinam Kafafi, CEO of TAQA Arabia, stated that the company is willing to support Tanzania in benefiting from its gas reserves and great energy potential in the most effective, efficient, and sustainable solutions.

For her side, the Chairman of TAQA Arabia Khaled Abu Bakr said that the company aims to provide different services and solutions for delivering natural gas to households.

Abu Baker continued that TAQA Arabia also seeks to cater the varied needs of customers in Tanzania with compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas, as the company is a pioneer in CNG technology.