The tender for construction and operating of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station in Eyüp, İstanbul  held by Istanbul Energy Industry and Commerce Corporation, a subsidary of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality in the energy sector, is completed.  Naturelgaz, a subsidiary of Global Investment Holdings, was awarded the building and operating rights for the (CNG) filling station by offering the highest bid of TL5,125,000.

CNG, suitable for all vehicles, stands out as an environment friendly, clean, safe, and cheaper fuel, has rapidly reached a widespread use in the transportation sector around the World and is recently penetrating in Turkey, particularly in urban transportation. In its annoucement regarding the tender, Naturelgaz stated that there are currently 230 CNG fuelled buses under İstanbul Otobüs AŞ network in İstanbul and emphasized that these figures are expected to increase following tendering of new fuelling stations by Istanbul Energy.

Once the new CNG fuelling station becomes operational, it would be able to serve CNG fuelled public buses under both Istanbul İETT and Istanbul Otobüs A.Ş networks, CNG fuelled garbage trucks,  taxis, and new generation CNG vehicles of Istanbul residents.  The station will be built on 3.5 acres of land located next to Alibeyköy garage, owned by Istanbul Otobüs A.Ş., and is expected to become operational in mid-2015 and shall have an initial  annual capacity of 10 million m3.

CNG, a clean, environmentally friendly source of alternative energy, was introduced by Naturelgaz to Turkey as a more economic alternative to other fuels. The station which will be located at central İstanbul, will help in increasing the use of CNG in public transportation and vehicles in Turkey bringing it to similar levels with other countries.

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