According to data provided by the CNG Management of the National Gas Regulatory Agency (Enargas), 14,233 NGV kits were installed during the fifth month of the year. This preliminary figure -since there are still information to be stored from last month’s records- represents at least a 17% rise in comparison with April number. Over the last mentioned month, 12,195 switches had been conducted, which also represented an increase of 10% compared to March.

The Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Juan José Sosa signed a contract with the Italian company for the provision of 25,000 conversion kits and with the Brazilian firm for 30,000 cylinders. The agreement ceremony took place in the premises of the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy in the city of La Paz on Wednesday and was attended by the executive director of the Executing Agency for Natural Gas Vehicles Program (EEC-GNV) Hernán Vega.

This workshop focused on the study and discussion of the present and future offer of EU initiatives to help the implementation of (bio)methane in transportation. Facilitated by Staffan Johannesson (Swedish Gas Association), “European Programmes” included presentations by Pablo Fernández (Head of Liquid Bulk and Energy, Port Authority of Gijon, Spain), Stefano Proietti (Biomaster Senior Partner, Italy), Gabriel Ferrús (GreenCranes Project Technical, Spain), Xavier Ribas (LNG Blue Corridor Coordinator, Spain), Carl Carlsson (Head of Unit Environment and Sustainability, Swedish Shipowners’ Association), Mathis Weller (Green Gas Grids Renewable Energies, German Energy Agency), and Mattias Svensson (Swedish Gas Technology Center Program Manager of Gaseous Transport Fuels).

With Peter Hendrickx (Rolande LNG BV, The Netherlands) as facilitator, this workshop focused on the testimonies of the final user as key factor and definitive judge in any value chain. Big fleets’ managers, covering light distribution trucks, urban buses and LNG heavy trucks, provided their perspectives about the industry. Speakers included Ulf Hammarberg (DHL Environmental Affairs, Sweden), Francisco González (TMB Bus Technical Director, Spain), Phil Spittle (Stobart Group General Manager - Compliance Fleet, UK), Jason Palmer (ICA Transport Development Manager, Sweden), Rob Wood (Gasrec CEO, UK) and Joe Carthy (Tesco Distribution Group Environmental Manager, UK).