Across China: Fujian

LNG buses

East China's Fujian province is to substitute gasoline and diesel oil with liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for 2,000 inter-city buses running on its expressways, to make its public transport greener.

According to a contract signed between Fujian Investment and Development Group Ltd and Fujian Expressway LLC, the former will invest 320 million yuan in building 30 gas filling stations to supply 133,000 tons of LNG for the 2,000 inter-city buses.

The move will replace 180,000 tons of gasoline and diesel a year, the investment and development company said.

(China Daily 06/29/2009 page11)