Ukraine launches another biomethane plant, doubling existing capacity

Ukraine has launched another biomethane plant. The new capacity is operated by Teofipol Energy Company, said Georgii Geletukha, head of the board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, according to Espreso.

“As of today, there are six biomethane producers in Ukraine. The latest one — Teofipol Energy Company — was launched literally this month. Their total capacity amounts to 106 million cubic meters per year,” Geletukha said.

In late 2025, Geletukha said that this plant would produce 56 million cubic meters of biomethane annually. It is the largest project in the sector, connected directly to the gas transmission system, rather than to gas distribution networks.

The seventh biomethane plant is also expected to be launched later this year.

Out of the six operating facilities, four inject biomethane into pipelines — three into gas distribution networks and one into the gas transmission system. Two other plants produce bio-LNG, or liquefied biomethane, which is transported in cryogenic tankers.

All produced biomethane is certified under the ISCC EU system, which is recognized by the European Commission.

Despite the launch of new facilities, current production volumes remain relatively small. According to Geletukha, Ukraine’s total biomethane production capacity stands at about 0.1 billion cubic meters per year, which is significantly lower than the country’s annual gas consumption of around 20 billion cubic meters.

Before the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine planned to produce 1 billion cubic meters of biomethane by 2030, 4.5 billion cubic meters by 2040, and up to 20 billion cubic meters by 2050, which could potentially fully cover the country’s current natural gas demand.

According to the Bioenergy Association's estimates, producing 20 billion cubic meters of biomethane annually would require about 4,000 biomethane plants operating at agricultural enterprises that have access to biological waste.

Implementing this potential would require around €40 billion in investment, but could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50 million tons of CO₂ annually and create up to 250,000 jobs, Geletukha added.