In alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s push for cleaner, more affordable energy, Dangote Cement Plc has announced a landmark investment of over $280 million in compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks and infrastructure, making it the largest operator of CNG trucks in Nigeria. This move complements Tinubu’s CNG Initiative, which aims to reduce transportation costs by providing one million free CNG conversion kits to commercial vehicles.
The President has highlighted the importance of Nigeria’s natural gas resources in driving sustainable economic growth, noting that CNG can substantially reduce both costs and emissions in the transport sector.
Arvind Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, underscored the company’s dedication to a low-carbon economy and its plans to transition its entire fleet to 100% CNG-powered vehicles by mid-2026.
Dangote Cement has already received 1,500 mono-fuel CNG trucks, with another 1,600 scheduled to arrive before year-end, expanding its fleet to 3,100 CNG trucks.
“We are investing heavily in CNG refuelling stations, including our first in Obajana, with a second planned in Ibese, to ensure our fleet’s smooth transition to CNG,” Pathak explained, adding that the deployment phase will begin in early 2025 to meet the company’s mid-2026 goal.
Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of the Dangote Group, expressed confidence in the partnership with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He reiterated the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability and alignment with Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, aiming for net-zero emissions by 2060.
“Our early adoption of CNG technology not only supports the government’s clean energy agenda but also positions us as leaders in Nigeria’s clean transportation shift,” Dangote said.
