Inquiry Letter: Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) Compressed Natural Gas Station

Abstract

SIGAR is currently reviewing several aspects of Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO)activities supporting extractive industries in Afghanistan.1 As part of our review we would like to request information concerning the $43 million Downstream Gas Utilization project implemented by TFBSO. According to a report prepared for TFBSO by Vestige Consulting, LLC, the Downstream Gas Utilization project resulted in the construction of a single compressed natural gas (CNG) station at a cost of nearly $43 million. The information we are requesting will assist my office in its review of this project. According to TFBSO documents, the objective of the Downstream Gas Utilization project was to provide commercial proof of concept necessary to establish and grow the Afghan CNG sector for transport, industrial, and energy security solutions. Another objective of the project was to expand [the] CNG industry to the second largest city in Afghanistan, Mazar-e-Sharif and [the citys] 100,000 registered cars. On its face, this project does not seem feasible for several reasons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2015
Accession Number
AD1140156

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Automobiles
  • Commerce
  • Compressed Natural Gas
  • Construction
  • Economic Impact
  • Energy Security
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Natural Gas
  • Pipelines
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Task Forces
  • Transport Ships

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design