GSE “Application rules for DM BIOMETANO 15 SETTEMBRE 2022”

The document regulating the application rules of Ministerial Decree no. 340 of 15 September 2022, containing provisions for the incentivisation of biomethane injected into the natural gas grid and produced, in compliance with the sustainability requirements of Directive 2018/2001/EU of 11 December 2018, by newly built agricultural and non-agricultural plants and by electricity production plants fuelled by agricultural biogas undergoing reconversion, has been published by the GSE (Gestore dei Servizi Energetici).

The Application Rules provide the necessary information for a correct fulfilment of the provisions of the Ministerial Decree and, in general, of the current legal and regulatory framework on the production of biomethane and its injection into the natural gas grids.

The Ministerial Decree of 15 September 2022 sets out a single method for accessing the incentives: participation in public competitive procedures (low-cost auctions – 5 calls for tenders planned for the biennium 2023/2024, each with the relevant power quotas allocated).

For plants admitted in the rankings drawn up following the single auctions, a capital contribution is envisaged (to cover the expenses incurred for the design and building of the plant) and the granting of an incentive for the amount of biomethane produced net and fed into the grid (feed-in tariff or premium tariff).

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