As of January 2025, three biomethane plants are operating in Ukraine, with four more expected to launch throughout the year.
This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by Georgii Geletukha, Chairman of the Board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine.
"Since September 2024, the first company started producing biomethane, the second in November, and about a week ago, the third company began production. So, as of now, we have three producers," Geletukha said.
He noted that the first two biomethane plants have a capacity of 3 million cubic meters of biomethane per year each, while the third has a capacity of 11 million cubic meters. Producers are already in talks with potential buyers, and Geletukha expects news of the first exports in the coming weeks.
He pointed out that if the three currently operational biomethane plants work at full capacity, they could produce 17 million cubic meters of gas annually.
"We expect at least four more companies to join. If at least seven companies produce biomethane, the total output will reach 111 million cubic meters per year," the expert stated.
Geletukha emphasized that the unblocking of biomethane exports in 2024 has given a significant boost to the industry's development.
As previously reported, as of early January, Ukrainian producers had already injected the first million cubic meters of biomethane into underground gas storage facilities.