The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla has opened a conversion mobile center as part of the country’s efforts to expand reliance on clean and cheap energy. The facility, owned by GasTech, includes all CNG components and kits and can convert 20 cars daily. It is the first of its kind in Egypt and the Middle East.
The Ministry of Energy announced that a discount voucher of S/ 2,000 (U$S 530) is now available for owners of cars that use LPG interested in switching to natural gas with the NGV Savings Program. With the application of this mechanism, the number of conversions financed by the program is expected to increase by 50% in the next three months.
The MINEM ratified its commitment to the widespread use of natural gas for vehicles through the NGV Savings program of the FISE, which finances the conversions of private cars and taxis, up to for an amount of S/ 4,000 (more than U$S 1,000). It is planned to reach more than 50,000 conversions this year, with a budget of S/ 400 million (U$S 104 million).
The zoo has announced the successful conversion of 10% of its vehicles to operate on natural gas in 2022, as part of the first phase of its plan to convert 25% of its fleet to this clean burning fuel. Al Ain Zoo owns 99 vehicles within its transport fleet for the use of employees and internal operations.
During the Automotive Meeting organized by the Automotive Association of Peru (AAP), Eduardo Guevara, a partner at CMS Grau, said a greater impulse from the State and a commitment from the private sector are required to promote the use of natural gas, reduce dependence on imported fuels and bring CNG to regions such as Ucayali, Ayacucho, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna.
The KH-7 Epsilon is based on a MAN 6×6 truck powered by a diesel engine that will compete in the Dakar’s heaviest and largest volume category and that EVARM, company specialized in converting professional vehicles to alternative fuels, modified to add a hydrogen engine, greater displacement and better performance for competition.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Regional Government of Puno, with the aim of developing actions so that Puno and Juliaca has cheap and clean energy for vehicular, domestic and industrial use. It will contribute to reducing energy costs and boosting economic reactivation.
Through the publication of Supreme Decree No. 98 of 2022, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications announced the authorization to increase the age required for private vehicles that can be adapted to the use of gas (CNG and LPG) from 5 to 7 years. Gas-powered cars are currently not subject to vehicle restrictions during the environmental management period.
With this result, the General Director of the EEC-GNV Karina Villacorta Murguía ratifies the commitment that the institution has through the benefits that the conversion to CNG grants to Bolivian transport. Since May 2022, the EEC-GNV implemented 5th generation equipment, providing care and maintaining the power of the vehicles converted with this technology.
The NGV Savings Program, which is financed with resources from the Energy Social Inclusion Fund (FISE), will have a larger budget that will allow it to pay for conversions until the end of the year. This program has already financed CNG conversions in 53,207 light vehicles. Of that total, 37,812 units (more than 70%) benefited in 2022.
