Poland issues first biomethane support certificate and guarantee of origin — EnDepth

Poland issues first biomethane support certificate and guarantee of origin

On 28 September 2026, Poland’s energy regulator, URE, announced two milestones for grid-injected biomethane: its first feed-in-premium eligibility certificate and its first guarantee of origin.[1]

Published at 28 Sep 2026
Region Poland
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Source Urząd Regulacji Energetyki announcement
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Issued 24 Sep 2026

Establishes a producer’s right to claim market-price top-ups.

Does not confirm that support payments have been made.
Issued 25 Sep 2026

Certifies the renewable origin of biomethane produced during January–June 2026.

Source: URE’s announcement of 28 September 2026, which reports both decisions. [1]

Eligibility is measured in electrical-equivalent capacity.

The scheme covers grid-injected biomethane from installations with capacity equivalent to no more than 1 MW of installed electrical capacity. Producers sell their biomethane to a buyer of their choice.

Support is a variable top-up against an exchange benchmark.

The support mechanism compensates the producer for the difference between its applicable support price and a statutory daily exchange-price benchmark for natural gas, applied to eligible volumes. It is therefore a variable top-up, not a flat premium or compensation against any price negotiated in a bilateral sales contract.[2]

Top-up = (support price − daily exchange-price benchmark) × eligible volumes
When the benchmark exceeds the support price, positive balances offset future support and are subject to repayment rules.

Reference prices, support price and duration

The reference-price regulation of 13 November 2023 sets two reference prices by feedstock.[3]

Biomethane produced fromReference price
Biogas PLN 538/MWh
Agricultural biogas PLN 545/MWh
Support price Based on the reference price applicable when the producer’s declaration is submitted.
Adjustments Adjusted for investment aid and indexed annually for inflation.
Support period 20 years from the first supported sale, but no later than 30 June 2051.[2]

Certification and payment are separate stages.

Producers submit a sales declaration and supporting documentation to URE; the regulator’s application package includes project schedules and state-aid declarations. Subsequent monthly reports and payment claims go to Zarządca Rozliczeń S.A., the settlement operator, normally within 15 days of month-end. Claims are verified before payment.[4]

A guarantee of origin documents the renewable attribute of a specified quantity of biomethane.[5]

Application For grid-injected production, the producer applies through the relevant gas network operator, which verifies metered quantities before forwarding the application to URE.
Issuance Issued electronically and recorded in the registry operated by Towarowa Giełda Energii (TGE).[5]
Unit The registry records guarantees in 1 MWh units.
Transfer Transferable for 12 months after the relevant production period ends.
Cancellation Cancelled when used to substantiate a renewable-origin claim. Guarantees must be cancelled within 18 months or expire.[2]
These are energy-accounting units, unrelated to the FIP scheme’s 1 MW capacity threshold.

The guarantee is not a subsidy entitlement or a substitute for sustainability certification.

Biomethane producers claiming support must separately provide evidence relating to the applicable sustainability and greenhouse-gas requirements, including certification information and mass-balance documentation.[6]

The immediate advance is administrative: URE has processed the first support-eligibility certificate and the first renewable-origin guarantee. Its announcement does not disclose recipient identities, plant capacities or certified volumes, and does not confirm support disbursement.[1]

For policymakers and investors, the next test is whether these first decisions translate into routine certification, timely settlement and repeat investment.

Access to revenue support and proof of renewable origin address different needs; progress on one should not be mistaken for delivery of the other.
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