THE Ministry of Electricity and Energy is selling compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles in Yangon Region at a subsidized rate of K273.25 per kilogramme to facilitate public transport services and make travel more affordable for the public.
CNG is a high-pressure gas produced by compressing natural gas to 200 times atmospheric pressure and storing it in cylinders. Any explosion involving these cylinders could cause damage to surrounding property and endanger public lives. To ensure the safety of passengers and other road users, the Department of Compressed Natural Gas under the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy conducts annual safety inspections of CNG vehicle cylinders and their associated components. Only vehicles that pass the inspections are issued with CNG usage logbooks and cards and permitted to purchase CNG.
In addition, the CNG Retest Factory under the department systematically inspects vehicle CNG cylinders according to their service life. Cylinders that have been in use for five years from their manufacturing year must undergo their first inspection, while those reaching 10 years must undergo a second inspection.
Cylinders that reach 15 years of service are classified as expired and rejected in accordance with prescribed standards, and must be replaced with new ones. For public safety, owners of CNG vehicles fitted with cylinders that have reached the 15-year service limit are required to replace them with new cylinders before 15 November 2026 and bring their vehicles to the Department of Compressed Natural Gas for inspection.
The department has announced that CNG purchasing privileges will be suspended for vehicles that continue using expired cylinders without replacing them. Permission to purchase CNG will be reinstated only after the expired cylinders have been replaced with new ones and the vehicles have undergone inspection at the department.
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