Ukraine aims to open at least five more biomethane plants in 2025 and increase biomethane production capacity to over 100 million cubic metres (cbm) a year.
Last year the country produced its first million cbm of biomethane, according to Georgii Geletukha, Chairman of the board of the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine.
In September, the first biomethane plant of the Vitagro group of companies started operating and in November, Gals Agro’s second biomethane plant launched.
Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, said, “The sooner we develop our own energy through wind, biogas, solar and storage systems, the sooner we will become more energy independent and energy secure. This is much better than if we go back to importing oil and gas, not to mention nuclear fuel.”
Ukraine has the capacity to produce substantial quantities of biomethane, which could be exported to the EU and help keep decarbonisation costs down.
But as Ukraine faces its third winter of war, its energy system continues to endure significant challenges.
Despite widespread destruction, conversations about rebuilding and modernising the country’s energy infrastructure are already underway, balancing immediate needs with strategic long-term investments.
DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has selected Fluence Energy, which specialises in intelligent energy storage, operational services, and asset optimisation software, to supply Ukraine’s first large-scale battery-based energy storage portfolio.
Six energy storage plants will be located at multiple sites across Ukraine, with capacities ranging from 20-50 MW and a total capacity of 200 MW.
The battery-based storage systems will provide frequency and power balancing services to stabilise the Ukrainian power grid on behalf of Ukrainian Transmission System Operator Ukrenergo.
