Swiss energy company Axpo and Polish investor Agro-Biogas have brought a 1 MW biomethane plant in Komorów, near Warsaw, into operation, with the companies describing it as the first agricultural facility in Poland to inject renewable gas directly into the national grid.
The plant processes manure and slurry to produce around 20,000 MWh of biomethane a year. Agro-Biogas was set up by investors who run farms in the surrounding area, giving the project a direct link to local feedstock supply.
Axpo holds a minority stake in the plant and has signed a 20-year agreement to buy and sell the biomethane it produces. The site's location close to a gas transmission main and high-pressure station allows the plant to inject directly into the grid and reach customers year-round, according to the companies.
Krzysztof Ryszkiewicz, a board member of Axpo's Polish unit, described the project as combining several elements in one facility. "The Komorów project is pioneering – it combines the need to manage agricultural waste with technology for purifying and injecting biomethane into the grid, as well as a long-term sales model."
Axpo already owns and operates a biogas plant using mainly agricultural waste in Stare Slepce, in western Poland, and is building out a wider portfolio of biomethane projects in the country.
