Gas Natural Fenosa has invested about 6 million Euro in this project to provide gas for the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid (EMT, in its Spanish acronym). The presentation of the new establishment was led by Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón.

Argentinean Galileo, together with its Spain distributor, HAM company, were responsible for the supply and installation of the "Record-Breaker CNG station", which is located at Sanchinarro site of the city bus company EMT.

During the opening ceremony, Gallardón emphasized the objective of the City of Madrid, which is "helping its citizens on their way to a more sustainable future, with greater opportunities for progress and a better quality of life".

"This facility houses the largest compressed natural gas refuelling station in Europe and, as estimated by Gas Natural executives, probably in the world," added the mayor, who was accompanied by the city councillor for Safety and Mobility, Pedro Calvo, and by Gas Natural Fenosa general director of Retail Business, Daniel Lopez Jordan.

This CNG station has cutting-edge technology in bus fleets management and is an example of sustainability, not only due to the optimization of energy consumption but also the reuse of any gas emission during the process.

The EMT of Madrid was a pioneer in the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel in Spain, with the addition of the first bus in 1994, as part of the European project known as "Ecobús" and in collaboration with Gas Natural Fenosa and manufacturer Iveco. The immediate plans of this public transport company include expanding the NGV fleet to about 800 vehicles by 2011 (40% of the total EMT fleet), which will be able to refill at both Fuencarral and Sanchinarro stations and at the others that are under construction in Entrevías y Carabanchel facilities.

It will supply 400 buses

NGV Bus Filling Station, EMT Sanchinarro, Madrid Spain