Tanzania has joined Nigeria in launching its first CNG-powered rapid buses in Dar es Salaam through the Dar Rapid Transit Agency (UDART), marking a major stride towards greener, more cost-effective public transport across Africa.
According to African Archives media, these new buses, energized by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), aim to reduce operational costs and improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban transit in one of East Africa’s fastest-growing cities.
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This development is part of a broader effort to modernize infrastructure, reduce emissions, and set a new standard for eco-friendly transport systems across the region and across Africa.
The CNG is growing in popularity as an alternative energy for fueling transportation in Africa, Nigeria being one of the major initiators.
Users of the CNG in the capital city in Abuja, have expressed satisfaction with its compensatory role to petroleum as a car.
The popular transportation tricycle known as “keke” users have revealed that it serves very well in hybrid, cutting costs and also working efficiently.
The only concern mentioned during the vox pop interview is the fear of the conversion process for vehicles that were not CNG-poweredlt for CNG.
