Delhi opens 200-tonne biogas plant at Goyla Dairy
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) opened the facility on October 19, 2026. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated the plant, which has been built at Goyla Dairy in the Najafgarh area. Its planned capacity is 200 metric tonnes of cattle dung per day, and the reported investment is ₹16 crore.
The project is designed to collect and process cow dung generated by dairy operations in the area. Authorities said it is intended to stop cattle waste from entering drains and eventually reaching the Yamuna. Unmanaged dung in concentrated dairy settlements can accumulate in open areas, obstruct drainage and contribute to pollution of nearby water bodies.
From waste to fuel and fertiliser
The plant will use cattle dung to produce biogas and organic fertiliser. Biogas is formed when microorganisms break down organic material without oxygen. The material left after digestion, known as digestate, may be used as a soil amendment when it has been treated appropriately and meets applicable quality requirements.
Gupta said the facility would help prevent dung from flowing through drains into the Yamuna and would improve sanitation around the dairy settlement. She also described the project as an effort to convert waste into useful resources through clean-fuel production and the generation of organic fertiliser.
Role in the dairy sector
The initiative links livestock management with renewable-energy production and nutrient recovery. Cattle dung is a common feedstock for anaerobic digestion because it contains biodegradable organic matter. Capturing the resulting gas can provide energy for suitable uses, while nutrients in the digestate can be recovered for agriculture, subject to treatment and quality controls.
The project is also intended to support local livestock owners. Organised collection and processing could reduce the difficulty of disposing of dung for small dairy operators working in densely populated urban areas. The source report says the arrangements for collection and payment would determine whether owners receive waste-management services or additional income connected with dung utilisation.
The plant’s performance will depend on the collection and transport of dung, the reliability of its operations, the quality of the feedstock, methane containment and the availability of uses for its products. The Goyla Dairy facility forms part of the MCD’s effort to address waste management in a dairy cluster while connecting sanitation measures with renewable energy and resource recovery.
