Infrastructure
Ethiopia Launches Natural Gas-Powered Buses in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Ethiopian News Agency
AI SUMMARY
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated Ethiopia's first natural gas-powered public transport buses in Addis Ababa, marking a strategic shift toward domestically produced energy and lower transport costs.
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the initial rollout of 26 natural gas-powered public transport buses in Addis Ababa.
- The initiative utilizes domestically produced natural gas from Gode in the Somali Region as an alternative to imported petroleum.
- Specialized storage facilities and distribution stations are required because natural gas is in gaseous form rather than liquid.
- Around 256 former diesel-powered Anbessa buses have been retrofitted to operate on natural gas over the past few months.
- The government has ordered about 400 new gas-powered buses to arrive within the next three months.
- Gas-powered vehicles are expected to make up at least 30 percent of the Anbessa bus fleet once the new procurement arrives.
- The transition is projected to reduce public transport operating costs and fares by a minimum of 50 percent.
- Next phases of the natural gas strategy will extend utilization to fertilizer production, electricity generation, and commercial applications such as the Mojo and Debre Berhan ceramics factories.
- The government has also ordered nearly 100 gas transportation trucks arriving in two to three months to support industrial operations.
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