The French group Engie, increasingly involved in the biomethane segment in Europe, a green gas that it sees as part of the energy transition, would receive the supply license in Romania as well, according to e-nergia.ro.

“Draft decision and report regarding the granting of the license for carrying out the biogas/biomethane supply activity, to the economic operator ENGIE ROMANIA S.A.” This is one of the decisions that would be adopted in the upcoming meeting of the Regulation Committee of ANRE, on November 5.

Engie, a company active in Romania mainly in the natural gas distribution and supply segment, has increased its presence in the area of ​​electricity production from renewable sources, now having a portfolio of 211 MW with a target of 1,000 MW by 2030 . but it is also concerned with the use of so-called “green gases” in the energy transition, including biomethane.

In 2023, Engie has set itself the goal of producing 10 TWh of biomethane per year across Europe. “An essential contribution to the decarbonisation of gas, which, together with the electron, plays an indispensable role in the success of the energy transition”, said the company. In just one year, the Group has already doubled its biomethane capacity to approximately 1.2 TWh per year. Engie has acquired 7 new biogas plants in Europe: four new plants in England, two in the Netherlands and one in Belgium, most recently. “In parallel, Engie is working on improving the performance of its facilities and developing innovations such as biomethane liquefaction – which will be implemented on its various European sites,” the company announced last month, when it bought a unit in Belgium.