Export of Ukrainian biomethene to EU
Ukraine can start exporting already in November after sufficient stockpiling in storage facilities and proper training of personnel.
This was stated in a comment to Ukrinform by the chairman of the board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, Heorhiy Heletuha. He said that there are currently 7 biomethane plants in Ukraine, which are planned to start up by the end of 2024. Two of them produce liquefied biomethane and do not require connection to the gas station.
"And 5 will be connected to gas networks: one - to the "Operator of GTS of Ukraine", four - to distribution networks. As far as I know, two of those plants that will be connected to distribution networks are the most ready," Geletukha noted.
According to him, these enterprises already have contracts for connection. At the same time, the expert emphasized that the law, which opened opportunities for biomethane export, stipulates that the gas must first be pumped into gas storage facilities for a month. For this, biomethane producers must learn to work with the GTSU platform, and for the export itself - understand the mechanisms of the gas market.
"I think it will take some time. Then the biomethane producers will pump gas for a month. I think that in November someone will already accumulate a batch of biomethane and will be ready to export it," Geletukha said.
According to his assessment, all 7 biomethane plants that are planning to start operation can produce 111 million cubic meters of gas per year. The two plants that are most ready to start operating can produce a total of 6 million cubic meters of biomethane per year. The expert noted that it is too early to make predictions for the year 2025 regarding the development of biomethane production, because potential investors will wait for the first results of biomethane export.
As reported, based on the existing raw material base, Ukraine can annually produce 21.8 billion cubic meters of biogas and/or biomethane. The VUkrainian Parliament introduced customs control of biomethane in March 2024. At the beginning of September, the Ministry of Finance published an order defining the procedure for customs clearance of biomethane, which actually unblocks the export of this gas.
Sourse: Україна може розпочати експорт біометану в листопаді - експерт (ukrinform.ua)