Johannesburg, South Africa is host to the first ever NGV event in South Africa and the Sub-Saharan African region during
NGV2014 South Africa Conference and Exhibition this week. As the most developed and influential country in the African region, South Africa is an emerging natural gas vehicle (NGV) market that shows promising growth potential with the availability of natural gas in neighbouring countries and government initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Today, in the state of Gauteng, there are about 385 taxis and buses already operating on compressed natural gas (CNG), with the Benoni Taxi Association committed converting 20 per cent of its fleet.
“We chose to hold this year’s event in South Africa because natural gas for transportation is already on the move there,” says Claudio Kohan, NGV Communications Group Director. “The government has initiated the
National Climate Change Response flagship program which advocates CNG use and the
Industrial Development Corporation will fund any associated infrastructure development projects through the
Green Energy Efficiency Program.”
