Dar es Saalam, Aug. 23 -- DEMAND of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for vehicles is now on the rise, compelling the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) to build a huge filling station in Dar es Salaam by October next year.
In the same vein, the State oil company has welcomed private companies to venture into retail business of the natural gas for the vehicles to cater for the increased demand.
On other hand, the TPDC revealed that it was also planning to set up a gas filling station by October next year specifically to serve the Dar Rapid Transit (DART) buses to relieve the project from high expenditure on fuel.
According to the TPDC Managing Director, Dr James Mataragio, the only filling station at Ubungo in the city isnow ov...