KARACHI: The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board’s first biogas plant, developed to utilise Karachi’s substantial organic waste output, will commence operations on December 15, supplying low-cost cooking fuel to gas-deprived households in Clifton.
This was announced by SSWMB Managing Director Tariq Ali Nizamani, while addressing a seminar on modern, sustainable urban waste management solutions aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The event was organised by the Central Standing Committee of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) on SDGs, in collaboration with the National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH), at the Federation House.
Nizamani said the biogas plant at Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim would process up to seven tonnes of livestock waste daily to supply fuel to nearby 70 to 80 households at a subsidised rate of Rs 2,000 per month. In its next phase, the facility will also generate electricity to help resolve longstanding lighting issues at the iconic park.
He added that another biogas plant would soon be set up at Karachi’s Cattle Colony, boosting the SSWMB’s efforts to convert the city’s substantial organic waste into energy—rather than allowing hazardous dumping into the sea, which contributes to severe marine pollution. He said that heavy vehicles transporting waste scattering rubbish across major roads—would soon be fined up to Rs 20,000, as the SSWMB has requested powers from the provincial government in this regard. He said Karachi generated more than 14,800 tonnes of solid and municipal waste daily—exceeding the levels produced in Mumbai, Delhi and Dhaka.
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