Dar es Salaam, Feb. 7 -- DODOMA: THE government has been urged to increase the number of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations in the country and deploy measures which will help to reduce the cost of converting the vehicles from fuel to gas system to enable more people to afford the service.

Tabling a report on activities undertaken by the Parliamentary Com- mittee on Energy and Mineral in 2023 here yesterday, Chairman Dr Mathayo David said that the number of vehicles using CNG has increased from 1,139 in 2020/2021 to 3,000 vehicles in 2022/2023.

He said the situation is due to the fact that CNG is cheaper by 40 per cent compared to fuel especially in Dar es Salaam, Coast and Mtwara regions.

“The increase in number of veh...