AUGA group, AB commenced the supply of biomethane gas through the natural gas system operated by the gas transmission system operator Amber Grid, AB. This green gas produced in Lithuania will be sold on the German market, which has the most developed biomethane infrastructure in Europe. The project capacities of 3 biogas power plants allow for the generation of 61,000 megawatthours of gas per year.

The group of companies sells biomethane gas to the company Tube Green, UAB. The gas is transmitted into the natural gas system using the company's gas intake point. This opportunity to supply biomethane gas to the natural gas system via a remote intake point not directly connected to the gas production facility only emerged at the end of 2023.

The Group produces biomethane from secondary raw materials of livestock farming activities, namely cow slurry and chicken manure. According to the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, the use of biomethane as an alternative to fossil fuels in the transport sector saves between 70% and 206% of greenhouse gas emissions from the production, transmission and use of the fuel. Thus, when agricultural secondary raw materials are utilized effectively, the energy accumulated in them is not wasted but returned to the market in a more universal form, at the same time generating additional income.

The production and use of biomethane in varied sectors will contribute significantly to the energy independence of the European Union as a whole. Under RePowerEU plan approved by the European Commission, the aim is to increase biomethane production in the EU to 35 billion cubic meters by 2030. Potential demand for biomethane in Lithuania is boosted by the Alternative Fuels Law of the Republic of Lithuania, approved in 2021, which stipulates that by 2030 there should be at least a 15% share of energy from renewable sources in the country?s transport sector.

Note that emissions from agricultural vehicles (tractors) are attributed to the transport sector.