Amidst the removal of the fuel subsidy that birthed the new back-breaking cost of petrol, a Nigerian man seems to have switched to powering his generator with cooking gas. A video making the rounds on social media captured the testimony of a man who opted for powering his generator operating on gas rather than petrol.
A petrol generator powered with cooking gas. Credit: NigezieXtreme / Twitter Due to the high cost of petrol, which exceeds N500 per litre, many individuals have opted to modify their generators to run on gas, which is more affordable than fuel. This is made possible with a device that makes the fuel combustion mechanism of the engine of the generation to be powered by cooking gas.
Device that enables a petrol generator to be powered with cooking gas. Credit: NigezieXtreme / Twitter In the video, the man explains that he was able to achieve an uninterrupted power supply for approximately 12 hours using only 2KG worth of gas. Reactions trailing generator run on gas dmdpbmaoi noted: “Didn’t know this is possible but very very risky, how much is a kg for gas, this is penny wise pounds f001ish” official_rex22 opined: “You Dey ask if it’s safe don’t you use student gas, instead of asking how you fit convert your own 😂😂😂😂” johnprince_osita stated: “Nigerians can survive anything 😂 anywhere you travel to in this world and you don’t find a Nigerian my brother and sister run from that place because nothing good can ever come out of there.” tsodine_group wrote: “In as much as this is dangerous , I still see it as an innovation . scientist can work on this , and make it less risky .” charityegwusamuel said: “They should stop casting the update before cooking gas will now go higher too😂” i_stan_cedis said: “You leave Igbo go dey smoke cocaine? 😂😂😂
How much 1kg of gas and 1ltr of fuel again?” Watch the video below … Is this safe? pic.twitter.com/A2BkHPC0GA — GistReel.Com (@GistReel) June 8, 2023
