Maruti Suzuki has announced the commencement of a pilot biogas plant at its Manesar facility.

The company has also pledged an investment of Rs 450 crore towards renewable energy initiatives over three years starting from the current fiscal.

The pilot plant is designed to produce 0.2 tonnes of biogas daily. The anticipated output is about 1 lakh standard cubic metres of biogas in FY25. It will offset approximately 190 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum.

Maruti Suzuki will be using food waste from canteens and Napier grass as raw material. The pilot biogas plant will provide energy for the manufacturing processes at the company's Manesar facility. The residual organic manure will be utilised in horticulture, effectively making it a zero-discharge model.

In FY24, the company invested Rs 121 crore towards commissioning renewable energy initiatives like solar power and biogas.