Lagos launches waste-to-energy biodigester plant at Ikosi Fruit Market

Lagos State has launched a biodigester plant at Ikosi Fruit Market to transform natural market waste into vitality and fertilizer.

The disclosure was made by the Lagos State Commissioner for Atmosphere and Water Assets, Tokunbo Wahab, through his official X account on Monday.

The challenge was delivered by a partnership with C40 Cities and help from UK Worldwide Improvement.

The plant is designed to transform fruit and vegetable waste into biogas for cooking and electrical energy, and fertilizer for farmers, the state authorities famous.

What they’re saying   

Wahab stated the challenge addressed a long-standing environmental problem within the Ikosi group. He famous that the market generates tons of natural waste day by day, together with fruit peels, vegetable trimmings, and unsold produce, a lot of which beforehand ended up in drains and dumpsites.

• “Right now, I had the privilege of launching and handing over the Ikosi Fruit Market Biodigester Plant, delivered in partnership with @c40cities and with help from UK Worldwide Improvement beneath the Local weather Motion Implementation programme.” 
• “Each day, Ikosi Fruit Market generates tons of natural waste, fruit peels, vegetable trimmings, unsold produce. Prior to now, a lot of this ended up in dumpsites and street medians, clogging drains, creating well being dangers, and releasing methane into the ambiance.” 
• “Right now, that very same waste might be fed into an anaerobic digester the place it will likely be transformed into biogas for cooking and electrical energy, in addition to nutrient-rich biofertilizer for farmers. That is the round economic system in motion.” 

He added that the challenge aligns with Lagos’ broader objective of constructing a resilient and resource-efficient metropolis by seen, community-level local weather actions.

Lagos’ broader waste-to-energy technique   

Lagos has partnered with overseas companies to sort out specialised waste streams and scale up vitality restoration alongside native tasks just like the Ikosi biodigester.

• The state entered agreements with two Dutch corporations—Closing the Loop and Harvest Waste Consortium—and Accra-based Jospong Group.
• Closing the Loop was tasked with managing digital waste and deliberate to set up a neighborhood facility to scale back exportation and repurpose supplies.

Wahab had earlier, in October 2024, revealed that Lagos secured a €120 million dedication from the Netherlands to help its ongoing challenge with Harvest Waste Consortium, which is predicted to transform 2,500–3,000 tons of municipal stable waste into electrical energy day by day.

In July 2025, the Lagos State Authorities introduced plans for a $400 million Waste-to-Power plant in Epe, geared toward tackling waste, supplying electrical energy to 2 million residents, and decreasing flooding. The challenge is deliberate to be privately operated and is predicted to ship a 12% IRR over 20 years.

What you need to know   

Markets like Ikosi generate massive volumes of natural waste day by day, a lot of which bypasses formal assortment. This contributes to blocked drainage channels, sanitation dangers, and environmental stress.

• About 80% of landfill capability in Lagos was practically exhausted.
• Solely 63% of households had been lined by formal waste assortment.
• An estimated 67% of households resorted to unlawful dumping.

Market waste, together with meals remnants and unsold produce, was a significant contributor to natural waste volumes.

The Ikosi biodigester is a part of a broader waste-to-energy technique, linking native waste discount with state-level tasks just like the deliberate Epe WTE plant.