OIL Green Energy Limited (OGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil India Limited, has signed agreements with four Haryana municipalities to develop integrated waste-to-clean-energy projects capable of processing 5,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste every day.
The agreements cover Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar and Ambala clusters and were signed in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, ministers, MPs and senior officials from the state government and OIL. Once developed, the facilities are expected to produce 70-75 tonnes per day (TPD) of compressed biogas (CBG) along with 50 MW of green electricity.
The Gurugram project will be the largest of the four, with capacity to process 2,000 TPD of municipal waste. Faridabad will handle 1,600 TPD, Ambala 900 TPD and Hisar 500 TPD. The four facilities are expected to become operational by October 2028.
Waste to be segregated for energy production
Under the proposed model, municipal solid waste will first undergo scientific processing and segregation. Recyclable material will be recovered separately, while wet and biodegradable waste will be used to manufacture CBG.
The non-recyclable dry component will be directed towards waste-to-energy facilities for electricity generation. The approach is intended to extract greater value from different waste streams while reducing the amount eventually sent to landfills.
The Gurugram facility alone is expected to generate at least 20 MW of electricity, while Faridabad will contribute 16 MW, Ambala 9 MW and Hisar 5 MW.
The projects are aligned with the Centre’s broader waste-to-wealth and circular economy objectives as well as the GOBARdhan-National Circular Bioenergy Scheme 2026. For Oil India, the initiative also represents an expansion of its low-carbon business through its green energy subsidiary.
Centre, state to fund half of capital cost
The projects will receive financial support under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ Urban Challenge Fund. According to the Haryana government, the Centre will bear 25 per cent of the total capital cost.
Another 25 per cent will be shared by the Haryana government and urban local bodies, while OGEL will invest the remaining 50 per cent.
The facilities are also expected to comply with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, with the Haryana government saying environmental safeguards would be maintained during their development and operation.
Focus on Haryana’s mounting waste challenge
The projects assume particular significance for rapidly urbanising areas such as Gurugram and Faridabad, where municipal waste disposal has emerged as a major civic and environmental challenge.
Union minister Rao Inderjit Singh, who attended the signing, called for speedy implementation of the projects and stressed the need to address accumulated waste in Gurugram. He specifically referred to the large volume of solid waste at the Bandhwari landfill and urged authorities to ensure that the latest plans are implemented on the ground.
For OGEL, the four projects provide an opportunity to combine municipal waste management with its push into cleaner fuels and renewable power, while Haryana is seeking to reduce landfill dependence and convert a growing urban waste burden into usable energy.