Feed-in Tariff for biogas injected into the natural gas system (Law on Energy from Renewable Sources)

Updated: 26.09.2017

Author: Jurga Tallat-Kelpšaitė

According to the Law on Energy from Renewable Sources, production of biogas is a public service obligation. Natural gas system operators are obliged to allow the biogas producers to inject their biogas into the natural gas system. Biogas producing facilities have to be connected to the natural gas system if they meet quality, technical and other legal requirements. The biogas produced is purchased at the feed-in tariffs set by the National Commission for Energy Control and Prices (NCC).

Eligible technologies

The biogas produced is purchased at the feed-in tariffs set by the NCC. The NCC sets the tariff rates on a yearly basis (Chapter II Art. 11 Par. 10 Law on Energy from Renewable Sources).

Biogas

Eligible.

Amount

The feed-in tariffs for biogas plants supplying biogas to the natural gas systems are set by the NCC on a yearly basis. For 2017 the following tariff rates are set by the NCC (Resolution No. O3-396/2016):

  • The biogas plant producing gas from landfills:
    • Plant capacity ≤ 1300 kWh/hour: 0,034 per kWh
    • Plant capacity > 1300 kWh/hour: 0,026 per kWh
  • Biogas plant producing gas from anaerobic or otherwise processing biodegradable organic waste or substrates: ​ ​ ​
    • Plant capacity ≤ 1300 kWh/hour: 0,072 per kWh
    • Plant capacity between 1300 kWh/hour and 2600 kWh/hour: 0,062 per kWh
    • Plant capacity between 2600 kWh/hour and 5200 kWh/hour: 0,059 per kWh
    • Plant capacity > 5200 kWh/hour: 0,057 per kWh 

Addressees

Entitled party: Biogas producers supplying their biogas into the natural gas system (Chapter VI, Art. 30 Par. 1 Law on Energy from Renewable Sources; Resolution No. O3-396/2016). 

Procedure

Competent authority

Ministry of Energy; NCC

Distribution of costs

State

The costs arising from the feed-in tariff are public service obligation and thus are borne by the heat consumers through the energy prices.

Lithuania

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