Noida identifies 12 acres for horticulture waste-to-biogas plant in Sector 80

The Noida Authority has identified a 12-acre plot in Sector 80 for a proposed waste-to-compressed-biogas plant to process the city’s growing horticulture waste.

Noida currently generates approximately 100 to 120 tonnes of horticulture waste every day. The material is transported to dumping grounds in Sectors 32 and 105, which are already facing capacity and pollution concerns.

Deputy director of the Noida Authority Anand Mohan Singh said the authority has issued an expression of interest to appoint an agency for the proposed facility.

“Noida has identified a 12-acre land parcel in Sector 80 for setting up the proposed waste processing facility. The authority has issued an expression of interest to hire an agency. The selected agency will be responsible for designing, financing, developing, operating the facility during the contract period,” Singh said.

The initial contract period will be 12 years, with a possible extension of up to three years.

The selected agency will receive horticulture waste collected from across Noida, segregate and process it, and convert it into compressed biogas. The agency will also be responsible for residual material and the removal and transportation of legacy horticulture waste from existing dumping locations.

The selected agency will have to make the project operational within 18 months after the appointed date.

The proposed facility is intended to reduce the amount of horticulture waste being transported to existing dumping sites and provide a more organised processing system within the city.

The Sector 32 dumping site has repeatedly faced fire and pollution problems. In March 2024, a major fire continued for nearly five days and required around 150 firefighters, 15 water tenders and more than four million litres of water to bring it under control.

Another major blaze was reported at the same site in March last year.

Officials said the selected agency may also source horticulture waste from other locations to improve the project’s sustainability.

The project would combine waste processing with compressed-biogas production, while also addressing the legacy waste accumulated at existing horticulture dumping locations.

The expression-of-interest process is the current stage of the project, with the authority yet to appoint the agency responsible for developing and operating the facility.