DRIVERS of the 420 or so 'green' vehicles here which run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol can breathe a sigh of relief.

The breakdown at Singapore's sole CNG refuelling station has been fixed almost after two weeks. During the time, long lines snaked at the station on Jurong Island as drivers typically waited an hour for the chance to fill up.

A compressor at the Semb-Corp Gas station had failed, leaving only one of the station's two pumps operational. This pump had to pause for up to 15 minutes after filling three to five vehicles.

SembCorp Gas director Francis Gomez on Sunday told The Straits Times that repairs were done by 1pm on Sunday afternoon, and as a gesture of goodwill, SembCorp Gas fuelled up cars for free.

He had said earlier that the failure was 'one in a thousand, or even one in a million', which was why the company did not keep spares.

On Sunday, he reiterated that it was a 'freak incident'.

Meanwhile, SembCorp Gas's Jurong Island station will soon no longer be the one and only refuelling stop for bi-fuel vehicles.

The company will open a new CNG refuelling kiosk at Singapore Petroleum Company's Jalan Buroh station later this month.

Smart Taxis will also open another one in Mandai next month.