Batangas, Philippines
Dignitaries and stakeholders chip in to break ground at the Philippines first CNG Mother-Daughter station.
Stakeholders in the Philippines have broken ground to commence
construction of the first commercial CNG mother-daughter station in the
country at Batangas, around 120 kilometres south of Manila.
The station is due to become operational on June 12th with a daughter
station at Laguna, roughly halfway between Manila and Batangas, due to
become operational at the same time. The stations will service the
first of what the Philippines Government hopes will be thousands of CNG
buses as part of it’s NGV for Public Transport Program (NGVPPT).
Five fleet operators ordered a total of 140 buses from Chinese
suppliers last year, all of which are to be powered by Cummins-Westport
CNG engines. The first of these is expected to arrive in the
Philippines in the next month or so and they will be used on the
Manila-Batangas routes.
The Mother-Daughter stations will be used to stimulate fleet purchases
in the lead up to a natural gas pipeline being established to Manila,
which is some years away from completion.
The stations are being manufactured using Galileo equipment from
Argentina and will be owned by Shell, who are also partners in the SC38
consortium which is responsible for gas supply from the Malampaya gas
fields.
A time capsule was laid and a marker unveiled during the ground breaking ceremony.
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