Tanzania: Government Eyes Lower Fuel Use, Fares With Gas-Powered Buses

Dar es Salaam — The government is setting up a system that will see buses plying bus rapid transit routes in Dar es Salaam use natural gas, a move that will cut fuel consumption by up to 40 per cent.

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) acting managing director, Mr Kapuulya Musomba, said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the entire project will see at least 800 buses switch to natural gas.

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