Greater Noida plans Rs 80 crore biogas plant at Astauli dumpsite

Noida: Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is set to establish a 300-tonne-per-day (TPD) compressed biogas plant at Astauli dumpsite, around 20km from Pari Chowk, in a major push for waste management and reduction of legacy garbage in the city.

The authority has issued a request for proposal for the project, which is estimated to cost Rs 80 crore.GNIDA senior manager Chetram Singh said the Authority will issue a request for proposal (RFP) in a few days. “We in fact issued a request for proposal last week, but due to some technical issues, we put it on hold. The revised RFP will be issued in a few days,” he said.The project aims to process municipal solid waste and convert it into compressed biogas, a clean and sustainable fuel alternative.

Officials said the proposed plant is expected to substantially ease the burden on the Astauli landfill by handling both fresh waste and legacy waste through biomining and scientific disposal methods.Greater Noida has been grappling with mounting waste management challenges amid rapid urbanisation and population growth. The Astauli site, spread across 134 acres, currently serves as the primary landfill for the region, receiving municipal solid waste from Greater Noida and adjoining areas.

The city’s population has witnessed a sharp rise from around one lakh in 2011 to nearly 1.5 million in 2026, intensifying pressure on existing waste processing infrastructure.The Astauli landfill site received environmental clearances in 2016, but the project was stalled for several years due to land acquisition disputes, with farmers protesting and refusing to part with their land. GNIDA eventually resolved these issues in 2020, paving the way for work to begin.The plant will be the second such facility to come up in Astauli. A 300 TPD waste-to-bio-CNG plant is already under development at the site and is expected to be operational by Jan next year.Additionally, NTPC Ltd is developing a 900 TPD waste-to-torrefied charcoal plant to convert municipal solid waste into ‘green coal’. This facility will thermally treat segregated combustible waste in an oxygen-deficient environment to produce a charcoal-like fuel with properties similar to conventional coal, further strengthening the site’s integrated waste management ecosystem.