In Poland, ORLEN and Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza (KGS), Poland’s largest state-owned agri-food group, have entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop a nationwide biomethane portfolio. Under the new agreement, the parties will, inter alia, construct biomethane production facilities. The project is expected to curb CO2 emissions, strengthen Poland’s energy security and independence, and enhance overall grid stability.
The memorandum between ORLEN and KGS provides for joint optimisation of in-house resources – including agricultural and post-production waste – and for securing farmland on which to apply digestate, the nutrient-rich by product of agricultural biogas plants, as fertiliser.
The partners also plan to jointly scale biomethane production. The initial step will be to identify sites that meet the technical and commercial criteria for biomethane facilities – starting with plots owned by KGS, while keeping other suitable locations under review. ORLEN and KGS will likewise cooperate on the production and distribution of biomethane, including the securing of all requisite administrative consents and certificates of origin for the fuel.
