Karachi Youth Turns Kitchen Waste Into Biogas Amid Gas Crisis

As Karachi faces continued gas shortages and load-shedding, a young innovator has developed an eco-friendly biogas system that turns kitchen waste into cooking fuel. Mustafa Siraj, a resident of Karachi, has designed a low-cost biogas unit that uses everyday food scraps to produce gas for household cooking.

The unit works by placing kitchen waste and other biodegradable material into a specially built biogas chamber. Inside the chamber, natural decomposition produces methane gas, which can then be used directly in a regular cooking stove.

According to Siraj, the leftover organic slurry from the process can also be used as fertilizer. He said the technology is simple, affordable and environmentally friendly, adding that it helps families deal with gas shortages while also cutting down the amount of organic waste that ends up in landfills.

Siraj's innovation comes as Karachi residents continue to face severe gas load-shedding, which has disrupted daily routines and pushed many households toward costlier cooking alternatives.

He said that if adopted more widely, biogas technology could reduce reliance on conventional natural gas while supporting clean energy and better waste management. Siraj also appealed to government agencies and private organisations to extend financial and technical support, saying this could help scale up similar projects and bring relief to families affected by the city's ongoing energy crisis.

The initiative shows how locally developed, sustainable solutions can help tackle Pakistan's growing energy and environmental challenges.

Source: [arynews]