764 new CNG stations set up during last FY

Posted on May 26, 2009

ISLAMABAD: The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector has witnessed unprecedented growth during the corresponding fiscal year 2007-08 with setting up of 764 new CNG stations across the country. “Operational CNG stations across the country in the year were 2,214 as compared to the previous year”s 1,450, which shows unprecedented growth of 53 percent,” official sources told here. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has so far granted more than 6,115 licences to construct CNG stations indifferent parts of the country. Almost 80 percent vehicles in the country have been converted into CNG since introduction of this cheaper fuel in 1992.

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