The facility will have annual capacity of 7 million cubic meters, enough to cover the yearly gas needs of 8,500 households.
The unit is MOL’s first biomethane facility and the third in Hungary, said György Bacsa, managing director of MOL Hungary.
Currently undergoing testing, it is scheduled to begin production later this month.
The facility uses a specialized process to remove carbon dioxide from biogas produced at the plant. The resulting biomethane can be fed directly into the gas grid through a distribution point 3 km away.
MOL plans similar projects in Slovakia, Croatia and elsewhere in the region, Bacsa said.
The Szarvas biogas plant has operated since 2011 and was acquired by MOL in 2023. It processes local organic waste and manure to produce 12 million cubic meters of biogas annually, said Ádám Horváth, vice president for new and sustainable businesses.
The biogas is currently used to generate renewable electricity and heat.
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