Suzuki Motor Corporation and Banas Dairy to invest over Rs 250 crore to establish four biogas plants in Gujarat
Suzuki Motor Corporation and Banas Dairy will invest over Rs 250 crore to build four biogas plants in Gujarat, starting operations in 2025. These plants, located in Banaskantha district, will produce 500,000 liters of biogas from cow dung and generate liquid fertilizer for agriculture. The project includes biogas-filling stations and supports Suzuki’s carbon neutrality goals. Suzuki President Toshihiro Suzuki will visit the plants, showcasing their commitment to reducing greenhouse gases and advancing biogas technology.
Suzuki Motor Corporation and Banas Dairy will invest over Rs 250 crore to establish four biogas plants in Gujarat. The project is aimed at making fuel for automobiles by refining methane from biogas. The biogas is created by fermenting cow dung, and the resulting liquid fertilizer will be used in agriculture, according to Banas Dairy Chairman Shankar Chaudhary, reported Ahmedabad Mirror.
An agreement between Maruti Suzuki and Banas Dairy will be inked for the same.
The four biogas plants, set to begin operations in 2025 in Banaskantha district, will have a combined biogas production capacity of 500,000 liters. Each plant will also feature a biogas-filling station.
Suzuki’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality through proactive biogas production initiatives will be highlighted during the visit of Suzuki President Toshihiro Suzuki to Banaskantha. He will tour the biogas plant, the cheese plant at Palanpur dairy, and the potato processing plant in Sanadar.
In December 2022, Suzuki signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NDDB and Banas Dairy to launch a Biogas Demonstration Project. Additionally, Suzuki Research and Development in India (SRDI), NDDB, and Banas Dairy will sign an agreement for technical research in biogas technology, with plans to design a more efficient plant in Tharad.
Last year, Suzuki, NDDB, and Banas Dairy expressed interest in the Banaskantha biogas plants, aiming to reduce greenhouse gases and advance carbon neutrality through these proactive initiatives.
