Anambra Government considers modular refinery, LPG development

By Ebele Ezeh | IchieTimes

The Anambra State Government is considering the establishment of a modular refinery as part of plans that could eventually expand into Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, production in the state.

The Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Professor Charles Ofoegbu, disclosed this when he received members of the National Association of LPG Marketers, Anambra State Chapter, who paid him a visit at his office at the Jerome Udoji State Secretariat, Awka.

Professor Ofoegbu said the state government, under the leadership of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, was committed to sanitising the petroleum and gas sector.

He encouraged Ndi Anambra and other prospective investors interested in establishing gas processing plants to take advantage of the emerging opportunities, assuring that the state government was ready to support investors with access to gas supply for their plants.

Responding to the association’s request to organise a workshop, the commissioner stressed the importance of such engagements, particularly when they are designed to address challenges affecting operators and promote safety within the LPG sector.

Earlier, the state chairman of the National Association of LPG Marketers, Dr. Daniel Madueke, said the delegation visited the commissioner to seek his approval for a workshop on LPG safety and operations.

According to him, the proposed workshop would educate the public on the nature and contents of LPG, the different pressure levels at which it operates and measures that can be taken to prevent domestic gas related accidents.

Madueke also congratulated Professor Ofoegbu on his appointment as Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, describing him as a “square peg in a square hole.”