I&U Group to commission first biogas plant in Kirovohrad region
I&U Group, a parent company for Agrospetsservice, completed the construction of a 6 MWh biogas complex, built in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
"The complex will process sugar production wastes into raw materials for heat and electricity and upon commissioning will produce 48,180 MW of 'green' electricity annually," Agrospetsservice group founder Sergei Tarasov wrote on Facebook.
The construction of the complex, which is located near Kapitanivka village of Novomyrhorod district in Kirovograd region, has continued since December 2018, and the total cost of the project is EUR 23 mln.
Sergei Tarasov noted that the complex at the very start of the project received support from the EBRD, which provided a loan of EUR 13 mln. Also, I&U Group attracted a EUR 2 mln soft loan from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) for the construction of the complex.
"This is the only biogas plant in Kirovohrad region, but its uniqueness is more than that. Innovative technologies and advanced equipment by Austrian companies were applied in the construction of the facility. Sugar production wastes are processed into energy at hydraulic reactors using the technology of anaerobic fermenters with hydraulic mixing," he explained.
The company estimates that the launch of the plant will reduce CO2 emissions by 24 thousand tons per year. In addition, the biogas production residue will be used as bio-fertilizer partially replacing expensive mineral fertilizers. Annually, the complex will produce 10-12 mln t of solid mineral fertilizers.
"The complex is ready for commissioning. The launch is due in the near future," announced Sergei Tarasov.
In December 2019, the agro-industrial holding MHP commissioned the first phase of the Ladyzhyn Biogas complex. The facility's designed capacity is 12 MW.
As a reminder, in late 2017, the continuation of the construction of new complexes of Danosha, MHP, Gals-Agro and Agrospetsservice with the total capacity of 17.5 MW was expected.