With a view to improving domestic utilisation of gas for power, industrialisation and deepen LPG penetration, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has promised to collaborate with, and support the Nigerian Gas Expansion program (NGEP).
The Commission Chief Executive (CCE), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe stated this when NGEP Chairman, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim visited him in his office in Abuja on Monday as contained in a release by the Commission’s spokesman Paul Osu and made available to Valuechain.
He quoted Komolafe as saying that the NUPRC was a product of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 responsible for technical and commercial regulation of Upstream Petroleum buisness and assured that the vision of the Commission is to become a 21st century regulator that will enable buisness for investors and meet the aspirations of government.
The CCE emphasized the importance of NGEP to national economy and praised the industry of the Chairman and his patriotism and commitment to national goals especially in the domestication of gas in Nigeria.
He also reiterated that the Commission will provide all necessary support for NGEP within the provisions of the PIA 2021 to enable it achieve its mandate, according to the release.
The Chairman of NGEP, Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, in his response, assured the CCE of his commitment to drive the domestication of gas for job creation and for alternative energy source.
He added that there was enough molecules of gas available in the country to achieve the domestication of the product.
He further appealed for institutional support from NUPRC for success and stated that NGEP offers unique opportunities to unlock gas potentials in Nigeria.
It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari launched the NGEP programme as part of government’s commitment to providing alternative energy for Nigerians and create jobs to uplift people out of poverty.
