GNV vehicles will be able to travel from the interior of the country to the Caribbean Region thanks to a new station located in Aguachica, Cesar

• Terpel, with its gazel brand, inaugurated a Natural Gas Vehicle station in Aguachica, Cesar, which is part of the 2,000 km Green Corridor that connects the interior of the country with the Caribbean Region.
• This CNG service station, primarily aimed at cargo vehicles, is part of the so-called green corridors with which the company provides the largest interconnected network in the country for the supply of this energy source.
• Colombia has 168,000 active vehicles that use Natural Gas Vehicle as fuel.

Natural Gas Vehicle is considered one of the fuels that contribute to Colombia's energy transition. In line with its commitment to being a Country Ally and promoting a sustainable future, Terpel, with its gazel brand, inaugurated the CNG EDS Las Palmas located in Aguachica, Cesar. With this new opening, Terpel completes the green corridor that connects the interior of the country with the Caribbean Region through an interconnected network of 5 stations in that corridor, which guarantees the supply of this energy source over approximately 2,000 km. Likewise, this station integrates into the network of 80 points that supply CNG to heavy vehicles.

Today, there are about 1,300 heavy vehicles dedicated to CNG circulating in the country. According to the Colombian Natural Gas Association (Naturgas), in 2023, 342 new vehicles dedicated to natural gas vehicle were sold. Of this total, 310 were cargo trucks of more than 10.5 tons, a 12% increase compared to the previous year in this segment. The inauguration of the Las Palmas EDS in Aguachica, Cesar, responds to the increase in demand and strengthens the supply of CNG in the country.

“This new station is focused on providing the best service to our consumers, especially to the transport sector. It has wide turning ranges and a robust compression capacity that allows reducing the refueling times of heavy vehicles to approximately 15 minutes, significantly reducing operational costs for both drivers and entrepreneurs. This way, we promote the connectivity of the country with an energy source that is friendly to the environment,” said Johand Patiño, commercial vice president of Terpel.

This project complements the company's Rumbo program, which allows optimizing resources and obtaining detailed information about the consumption and performance of transport fleets, including those dedicated to CNG.

Based on three pillars: network, information, and control, Rumbo Terpel provides entrepreneurs with the possibility to reduce fuel consumption and efficiently manage their transport operations, from a web platform where entrepreneurs directly set the parameters for their vehicles for greater control.

The opening of this station is part of Terpel's expansion plan with its gazel brand, which estimates the opening of new stations in Cartagena and La Dorada, Caldas, in 2024, promoting the development of solid and accessible infrastructure to boost the adoption of CNG in the country and contribute to its energy transition.