The Minister of Environment, Energy and Water Ahmed Abdulla has welcomed the fact that Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) was being used to power a taxi for the first time in Maldives.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry, the Minister had met with the owner of the taxi, Gasim Latheef, and the people who had converted the taxi’s engine to be able to use gas, Ahmed Naeem and Mumin Areef of Auto Gas. At the meeting the Minister had said that their work had opened the doors towards producing environment friendly energy and reducing fossil fuel consumption.
The statement said that the Minister had said that the fact that private parties were interested in such endeavors was a very positive and important contribution and promised that the Government would offer whatever aid was needed to develop such actions. The Minister said that Naeem and Areef’s work was of historical significance and would be very beneficial to the Maldives, according to the statement.
The Energy Ministry’s statement also said that they were researching ways to increase the use of gas-powered vehicles and regulate its use.
“The number of gas-fuelled vehicles is increasing all over the world,” the statement said. “This will also have the additional benefits of lowering the cost of oil and bring air-pollution by exhaust fumes to a complete stop. Countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and even other developed countries are now using gas to power their vehicles.”
The Ministry also said that boats and other such sea-going vessels can use LPG.
Source: haveeru.com.mv
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