Biomethane Registry, Guarantees of Origin and the Path to the EU Market: Ukraine at the BIOMAPE Project Webinar
On 21 October 2026, the BIOMAPE project held the webinar “Building National Biomethane Registries for European Integration”. It offered a practical discussion on biomethane registry development, certificate management, market development and cross-border integration.
The webinar focused on how effective certificate management and national biomethane registries can help unlock the full potential of Europe’s biomethane market.
The event brought together over 100 participants, including national authorities and key stakeholders, from a number of European countries, among them the BIOMAPE focus countries Hungary, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Ukraine was represented by Anna Pastukh, Legal Expert at UABIO.
Main topics of the event
Introductory part of the webinar:
- Introduction of EU-Project BIOMAPE and WP2 — Stefano Proietti, ISINNOVA.
- EU Biomethane Mechanism — Mikolaj Jasiak, Team Leader of Unit F.1, DG ENER, European Commission.
National Biomethane Status and Perspectives of BIOMAPE Focus Countries:
- Hungary — Attila Kovacs, National Biomethane-Biogas Green Energy Industrial Association (HU-Biogas).
- Portugal — Jaime Braga, Portuguese Association of Bioenergy Producers (APPB).
- Serbia — Goran Knežević, Serbian Biogas Association (SBA).
- Slovenia — Tjaša Bedenk, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (CCIS-CAFÉ).
- Ukraine — Anna Pastukh, Bioenergy Association of Ukraine (UABIO).
Representatives of the focus countries presented the status of biogas and biomethane production in their countries and its potential, national progress and practical approaches to registry development, as well as key challenges and lessons learned. They also shared insights into certificate management, cross-border trade and potential pathways towards greater European market integration.
Key points from Anna Pastukh’s presentation
The UABIO Legal Expert recalled that Ukraine has Europe’s largest agricultural land area and a biomethane potential of up to 21.8 bcm/yr (UABIO data). Ukraine could cover up to 20% of the REPowerEU target of 35 bcm by 2030. The country has an extensive gas grid physically interconnected with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. The sector’s drivers are energy security, substitution of imported gas and EU integration. The first Ukrainian biomethane plant came on stream in 2023.
Today, Ukraine has 6 operating plants with a total capacity of 108 mcm/yr, all ISCC-certified. In 2025, production was ~21–22 mcm. Another 7 plants (+~40 mcm/yr) are planned for 2026–2028, connecting to the GDS, the GTS and Bio-LNG. Production is almost entirely exported to the EU, and domestic demand is practically absent.
Anna Pastukh also covered:
- biomethane policy and regulation in Ukraine;
- the Biomethane Registry and guarantees of origin (GOs);
- the main barriers for Ukraine.
Among the priority actions for the next 12–24 months, the speaker named full registry operation (CMU Resolution No. 1242 is expected to enter into force around January 2027), transposition of RED II and RED III, and a registry data model compatible with the UDB, which requires amendments to secondary legislation (Gas Codes). Another step should be an EU–Ukraine agreement on GO recognition.
Learn more in Anna Pastukh’s presentation
The BIOMAPE project fosters robust market mechanisms, improves policy coherence and strengthens public support through concrete actions such as registry development, case studies and stakeholder engagement. BIOMAPE addresses the key barriers that still limit the growth of the biomethane market in Europe. The Bioenergy Association of Ukraine is an official partner of the BIOMAPE project.
BIOMAPE is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
