As part of the REPowerEU program, Slovakia has committed to injecting 300 million m³ of biomethane into the distribution network by 2030. There are currently 98 BPS in Slovakia, of which 12 are fully shut down and non-functional, 46 are running at full capacity, and 40 BPS are in a state where their further future or shutdown is in question. WERO currently has 10 BPS with a total electrical output of 10 MW. By rebuilding the BPS with an output of 1 MWe for the production of biomethane, we will get approx. 19,000 per year. MWh of biomethane, which is about 2 million m³. In order to meet the goal that Slovakia has committed to, 150 BPS with an electrical output of 1 MW completely converted to 100% biomethane production are needed. In other words, to achieve the goal of 300 million m³, Slovakia does not even have the technical infrastructure at the moment, and this means that it will have to support both the construction of new BPS/other biogas facilities on a large scale, and simultaneously transform the current BPS for biomethane production. Next year, Slovakia will receive tens of billions of EUR from the EU to support biomethane, and an investment subsidy for BPS for their transformation to biomethane is already being prepared, which should be released in January next year.

*REPowerEU is a plan to use research and innovation to ensure the availability of cost-effective electricity from renewable sources and to contribute to accelerating the transition to clean energy by 2030 in line with the goals of the European Green Deal.

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