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Transport operators providing services with compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles are pushing for a price cut in fuel from the government following a decrease in diesel and petrol prices, inclusive of a recent 2.5 baht per litre drop for Gasohol 91.
A group of operators, including those of passenger vans, congregated in front of the Energy Ministry yesterday, November 2, to deliver a petition to Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, urging him to reduce the CNG price to 12.74 baht from the current 18.59 baht per kilogramme.
According to Panya Lertngim, president of the Passenger Van Operators Association, the CNG vehicle operators are yet to fully bounce back from the blow dealt by the pandemic and the accompanying stringent lockdown measures and are grappling with a decrease in passengers who have opted for electric trains.
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