CNG filling station No 005 (Thakayta) opens

YANGON, 29 Jan — The CNG filling station No 005 (Thakayta) of Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise was opened at the station on Ayeyawun Road in Thakayta Township this morning.

Present were ministers, deputy ministers, the No 2 Military Region Commander, departmental heads, members of USDA and social organizations and officials. Director U Myint Htay of MOGE reported on matters related to the station. Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min and Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin formally opened the station. Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi unveiled the signboard of the station.

The ministers, the deputy ministers and guests inspected the CNG filling stations. Director U Myint Htay briefed them on storage system of the gas, functions of the compressor, the dispenser and the calculator. The ministers, the deputy ministers and guests viewed filling of CNG to buses and departmental vehicles. The station can sell CNG to about 300 NGV cars a day. It can fill CNG to four cars at the same time. One hundred and sixty-five cubic feet of CNG, which is equal to a gallon of petro in driving a car, is priced K 100. Plans are under way to open more CNG filling stations in Yangon City.