Autogas to open three more filling stations in Ressano, Marracuene and Matola

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Autogas to open three more filling stations in Ressano, Marracuene and Matola

8:37 CAT | 24 May 2016

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Autogas, the company which sells compressed natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel, has announced that it is building three more filling stations in southern Mozambique. The stations will be located in Ressano Garcia, Marracuene and the city of Matola.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, the managing director of Autogas, Joao das Neves, said the three stations are already under construction.

Neves indicated that the company was satisfied with the gradual increase in the number of vehicles running on gas, stating “we already supply more than 2,500 vehicles and every month we register significant growth”.

He added that “our main customers are public transport buses and companies”.

Neves argued that the switch to gas powered vehicles was in line with the government’s call for austerity measures in the current economic climate. This was due to gas being significantly cheaper than the traditional fuels of gasoline and diesel.

Established in 2008, Autogas uses gas from the Pande and Temane gas fields in the southern province of Inhambane. The natural gas is processed at Temane and piped by the South African petrochemical giant Sasol to South Africa. Spurs along the pipeline allow for gas to be used inside Mozambique.

Source: AIM