Two Ukrainian agribusinesses have announced plans to develop four biomethane facilities, representing a combined investment of over $51 million (€43.7 million) — a signal of the growing momentum behind Ukraine's biomethane sector and its export ambitions in the EU.
Vitagro Energy intends to construct three plants across the Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions of western Ukraine, with a combined output of 3 million cubic metres of biomethane per year. Beyond gas production, the sites are set to yield around 66,000 tonnes of liquid and solid organic fertiliser annually as by-products, alongside 0.4 MW of electricity to power their own operations.
Vitagro Energy has put the total cost of its three-plant programme at $35.9 million. The firm will commit more than $17.7 million of its own capital, with the balance to be secured through equity and project finance. Feedstock will be sourced from livestock waste produced by farms within the wider Vitagro Group, and the biomethane is destined primarily for EU markets. Each facility is expected to take roughly two years to build, and once operating at full capacity, each is forecast to bring in between $3.7 million and $5 million in revenue per year.
In a separate development, KG Group is planning a biomethane plant in the Poltava region of central Ukraine, budgeted at $15.7 million. The group will provide $7.1 million from its own resources and is seeking external investment to cover the remainder. The plant will run on waste supplied by agricultural businesses in the surrounding area.
The announcements underline rising investor confidence in Ukrainian biomethane, a sector that pairs renewable gas production with agricultural waste processing, fertiliser output and access to EU export markets.
Ukrainian firms unveil plans for four biomethane plants worth $51 million
