Maruti Suzuki to invest ₹150 crore in new Kharkhoda biogas plant and Manesar expansion; company earmarks ₹925 crore for green energy initiatives by FY 2030-31
New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced a major expansion of its green energy roadmap with two new biogas initiatives, including a 10 tonnes per day plant at its upcoming Kharkhoda facility and an expanded biogas unit at Manesar.
The announcement, made on World Environment Day, underlines the company’s growing focus on renewable energy, lower fossil fuel dependence and cleaner manufacturing practices. In simpler terms, Maruti Suzuki is not just building cars anymore — it is also trying to make waste work overtime.
The company will invest ₹150 crore in the two biogas projects. The larger of the two will come up at Maruti Suzuki’s Kharkhoda facility and is expected to be commissioned within FY 2026-27. Once fully operational, the 10 TPD plant is expected to help mitigate around 9,490 tonnes of CO₂ emissions and meet nearly 20% of the total gas requirement at the facility.
Alongside the Kharkhoda project, Maruti Suzuki has also completed the expansion of its Manesar biogas plant. The facility’s capacity has been increased from 0.2 TPD to 0.7 TPD. The upgraded unit is expected to generate around 3.6 lakh standard cubic metres of biogas annually and help avoid an estimated 664 tonnes of CO₂ emissions every year.
The Manesar biogas plant uses food waste, Napier grass and paddy straw as feedstock, with provision to further enhance output using cattle dung. Through anaerobic digestion technology, agricultural and organic waste is converted into raw biogas. The fuel can be used in paint shop heating processes as well as in canteen operations.
The by-product, Fermented Organic Manure, will be used for internal horticulture or supplied back to the agricultural ecosystem. So, in true circular economy fashion, yesterday’s leftovers could help power tomorrow’s production line — and maybe even fertilise the plants outside it.
Speaking on the initiative, Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Maruti Suzuki has been consistently working on initiatives aimed at reducing fossil fuel consumption and oil import dependence. In line with this, we are setting up a new 10 Tonnes Per Day biogas plant at the Kharkhoda facility as well as expanding the existing biogas plant at Manesar facility.”
He added, “At a time when the world is navigating an increasingly uncertain energy landscape, such initiatives assume greater significance. As the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India has called for reducing dependence on fossil fuels, the commissioning of our biogas project comes at an appropriate time. It enables us to contribute, in a modest but meaningful way, to the current national priority alongside several other ongoing efforts.”
Maruti Suzuki said its biogas initiatives are aligned with the Government of India’s broader ‘Waste-to-Wealth’ mission. The company has also been expanding its solar power and other green energy capacities across operations as part of its long-term sustainability strategy.
Looking ahead, Maruti Suzuki plans to invest ₹925 crore towards green energy initiatives by FY 2030-31. For India’s largest carmaker, the road to cleaner mobility clearly does not begin only at the tailpipe. It now begins at the factory, the farm, the canteen — and apparently, even the waste bin.
