ENGIE continues to increase its biomethane production capacities in Europe with the acquisition of two new units in the Netherlands, the Group's first biomethane production facilities in the country. These strategic acquisitions will accelerate its development in the biomethane sector in Europe.

Located in Hardenberg ( province of Overijssel) and Alkmaar (province of North Holland), these two new power plants have an annual biomethane production capacity of 90 GWh and 47 GWh respectively. They benefit from the possibility of expansion to reach up to 150 GWh of annual production capacity for the Hardenberg unit and 94 GWh for Alkmaar.

ENGIE is one of the leaders in biomethane in France with an annual production capacity of 0.7 TWh. These two new acquisitions, which follow those of Ixora Energy Ltd and Rainbarrow Farm in the United Kingdom, strengthen the Group's presence in Europe by increasing its installed production capacity to 1.1 TWh.

They thus contribute to the objective of 10 TWh of biomethane production per year by 2030 in Europe, announced by ENGIE on February 21, 2023.

Cécile Prévieu, Deputy General Director in charge of ENGIE Infrastructure activities, commented: 
“With these two acquisitions in the Netherlands, we are establishing ourselves in a 3rd country for the production of biomethane in Europe. We want to invest sustainably in this renewable, local and sovereign energy. Renewable gases are in fact essential to the energy transition and will significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the European economy."

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