The Delta State government said it would partner the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Methanol fuel production.
The State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known during a visit to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, on Thursday in Abuja.
Okowa said the visit was to work out a mutual partnership that would be of benefit to residents of the state and other Nigerians.
“In the last few years, we have been thinking of how to put our gas resources into effective use and have been working on gas and energy investment to establish the Kwale Industrial Park.
” This is because we knew we have rich resources in terms of gas and we believed that there’s the need to put the same into productive use, ” he said.
Okowa said the realisation of the methanol policy would bring much gain to the people because it is a cleaner fuel and cheaper source of gas.
The governor added that it would also help the nation in adding value to its crude oil and gas…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
