Biomethane in the EU: France leads, Czechia among fastest-growing markets

The amount of biomethane injected into the gas networks of European Union member states increased by more than 5 TWh in the last gas year, reaching 43.2 TWh. France remained the leader among individual countries, with 13.1 TWh. The Czech Republic recorded a significant year-on-year increase, with the amount of injected biomethane rising to nearly four times its previous level in the last gas year. This follows from a report by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG).

Renewable gases such as biomethane and green hydrogen are an indispensable part of the ongoing decarbonisation of Europe's energy sector and industry. Their advantage is that they can already be injected into existing gas networks today (albeit in limited quantities in the case of hydrogen), helping to reduce the consumption and thus imports of natural gas.

According to the recently published report on the amount of renewable gases injected into European gas networks in the previous gas year (from October 2024 to September 2025), the volume of injected biomethane rose by 5.1 TWh to 43.2 TWh. In the case of hydrogen, volumes fell from 3 GWh to 1 GWh, with Germany being the only country where green hydrogen was injected into the gas network.