The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and C40 Cities, through the UK government-funded Urban Climate Action Programme (UCAP), will be commissioning a new biogas plant at Ikosi Fruit Market in Ketu, Lagos.
The Ikosi Biogas Project aims to implement an organic waste management system designed to reduce the volume of food and other organic waste ending up in landfills. The project involves constructing a biodigester at Ikosi Market, diverting organic waste to convert it into biogas, producing energy from waste while mitigating environmental emissions, and improving the livelihoods of market traders.
The system will be geared to divert 0.5 tonnes/day of market waste, while putting steps in place to implement separation at source for the full 30 tonnes/day of waste the market generates, which will then be diverted to other solutions such as composting and black soldier fly protein farms for organic waste and recycling solutions for the recyclable components.
Power generated by the system will also provide lighting in key areas of the market and refrigeration to support traders to reduce spoilage of their produce. The plant will be built by locally-based waste management company – Meyana Bioenergy Limited.
According to C40 studies, Lagos State generates and disposes of approximately 5,600 tonnes per day (TPD) of organic waste.
