Axpo injects first biomethane from southern Italian plant into national grid
In Italy, Axpo has successfully injected the first gas produced by its biomethane plant in Grottole, southern Italy, into the country’s national grid. The Grottole biomethane plant in southern Italy, acquired by Axpo in 2024 as a ready-to-built project, has commenced operations and started feeding the company’s first fully owned biomethane into the national grid. The ramp-up to full capacity is expected to take up to six months, with the plant ultimately producing 45 GWh of renewable energy a year for decades. This volume is equivalent to the average gas consumption of approx. 3200 Italian households, helping to avoid around 9,000 metric tons of direct CO2 emission annually, compared to the usage of natural gas.
The facility’s long-term gas offtake contract has been signed with leading Italian paper mill, Cartiere del Garda, underscoring the strong market demand for renewable gas.
Category: Fuels
