(Ecofin Agency) - Towards improving its service delivery to customers, Total Nigeria Plc., has revealed plans to lunch extra eight solar-powered filling stations to complete a total of 10 competent stations throughout the country.

The Managing Director of Total Nigeria, Alex Vovk, disclosed this during the launching of its Top Service scheme in Lagos. He stated that the company already has one solar-powered station in Ikeja, Lagos and Abuja and works are ongoing at other eight stations, which are to be commissioned by December 2015.

"It is a great innovation and we are working to expand the network. By December this year we will be rolling out another eight solar powered filling stations across the country. We have started work on them and I hope it will be completed by December and thus making it 10 solar-powered stations in the country," he said.

He added that a monitoring team has been set up to guarantee that every Total Station delivers the Top Service Scheme to customers.

"The team will be paying emergency visits to the stations to ensure full compliance by attendants", he said.The Top Service scheme includes services such as, checking of oil level, cleaning of windscreen, friendly and warm welcome, accurate selling gauge and ensuring quality environment.

Total Nigeria Plc., which has over 500 service stations nationwide and top quality energy products and services, remains a leading operator in the downstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, the Guardian reports.