Biomethane policy needs urgent review - IFA

The IFA has called on the Government to conduct an urgent review of their Biomethane and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) policy.

“It is becoming clear that the Government’s plans for the roll out of AD are underfunded and not properly thought out,” said IFA Energy for Farms Project Team Chair Frank Brady.

“Now one of the few operating AD plants in the country is gone into receivership,” he lamented.

“It is the Government’s ambition to build up to 200 AD plants by 2030. This cannot work as the market for biomethane is not viable. We need to see an urgent review of policy, with proper supports in place to get the sector up and running,” he said.

“This latest closure will certainly leave potential investors reluctant to develop AD plants. Swift action and meaningful engagement between relevant Government departments is required,” concluded Mr Brady.