Market & Regulations

European biomethane scale-up

Biomethane is becoming strategic European infrastructure, supported by energy security, decarbonisation and investment in renewable gas. The August 2026 management case cites:

1,620 biomethane-producing facilities in Europe at the end of 2024.
86% of European biomethane plants connected to the gas grid.
€28 billion of private investment earmarked for European biomethane development by 2030.
35 bcm as the REPowerEU biomethane ambition for 2030.

Italian support framework

Autorizzazione Unica: obtained on 1 August 2024.
Operating support: a 15-year GSE support pathway forms part of the project revenue framework.
Capital grant: €8.8 million confirmed by GSE publication on 5 June 2026 and modelled as a one-off receipt in 2028.
Compliance: support remains conditional on award terms, sustainability and operating requirements.

Three commercial routes

Biomethane: 100% of the planned 13 million Sm³/year saleable output is covered by a 15-year offtake agreement signed in October 2025.
Recovered CO₂: 100% of planned production is covered by a five-year offtake agreement signed in May 2026, renewable for a further five years.
Enriched digestate: the planned 50,000 tonnes/year output is intended for regional agricultural distribution. The management case identifies approximately 318,000 hectares of organic farmland in Puglia and estimates that 5,000 hectares could absorb the planned annual output.

Strategic fit

The project combines renewable gas injection through existing infrastructure, resource recovery, circular feedstocks and productive soil inputs. Feedstock procurement, plant operations and digestate distribution are intended to create durable links with the regional agricultural economy.