NGC Green Rejects CNG Dealer Debt Claim

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A notice displayed at a San Fernando CNG dispenser claimed the operator could not maintain normal staffing and around-the-clock service because of unpaid electricity reimbursements. It asserted that NGC Green owed each dealer more than TT$450,000 for the period from March 2025 to October 2026. Former minister Randall Mitchell shared the notice and questioned NGC’s capacity to meet obligations after reporting higher group profit.

Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 27 Oct, p12 ↗

NGC Green replied to the Guardian that it currently owes no operator or dealer more than that amount and described the posted claim as false. It said it remained committed to supplying stations under existing contracts. NGC’s group profit and a subsidiary’s disputed reimbursement balance are different accounting questions. Neither the notice nor the denial supplies contract terms, invoices or a dealer-by-dealer statement, so the amount and any service changes remain to be documented.

After NGC Green rejected the reimbursement claim, Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal also dismissed the unsigned station notice in comments to the Guardian. Petroleum Dealers Association president Robin Naraynsingh said the cost of electricity for CNG service had long concerned dealers, but he could not verify the TT$450,000 amount and said bills varied by station. When the Guardian visited the privately owned Carrousel station on 27 October, attendants were serving motorists, vehicles were queuing for fuel and the notice was no longer displayed. Staff did not confirm whether operating hours had changed. That observation establishes service at the time of the visit, not a settlement of the reimbursement dispute or a future service guarantee.

Sources: Trinidad Guardian, 28 Oct ↗