11 bidders succeed in first Czech biomethane operating support auction
Caroline Randall
Marketing Manager
A total of 11 entities will receive the first operating support for biomethane production in Czechia, securing 45 million cubic metres of biomethane annually. They succeeded in the first domestic auction. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MPO) announced this today. The state plans further auctions in the coming months, with nearly CZK 90 billion in total set to support the construction and operation of biomethane plants.
The ministry launched the first auction to support biomethane in Czechia in May this year. It concerns plants that will be commissioned by the end of 2029 at the latest. The European Commission approved the Czech programme to support the construction of biomethane plants, worth EUR 3.7 billion (CZK 89.5 billion), in April.
In the first round, 63 applicants entered the competition, offering a combined energy output of nearly 176.5 million cubic metres of biomethane per year. Interest in the auction therefore almost quadrupled the auctioned volume.
