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Jun 9, 2022
Signing of a connection agreement between Teréga and Énergies Sud Aveyron
This new connection agreement, signed in April by Teréga, the top independent gas operator, and Énergies Sud Aveyron, a biomethane producer located in Saint-Rome-de-Tarn in Aveyron, represents an important milestone in the energy transition for the territories in Occitanie, and a symbolic step for Teréga, signing its 10th connection contract for biomethane injection. Énergies Sud Aveyron’s methanisation unit will be ready to inject its first molecules of biomethane into the Teréga grid from Spring 2023.
Biomethane: a form of energy that supports the energy transition
The methanisation unit belonging to Saint-Affricain-based Énergies Sud Aveyron will process 20,000 tonnes of agricultural inputs every year, 90% of which will be manure from sheep, cattle and horses, producing methane at a rate of approximately 140 Nm3/h, amounting to annual production of 12 GWh, which is equivalent to the consumption of about 2,000 homes.
This project provides confirmation that agricultural resources will be the main source of this energy for the future. About 80% of French biomethane producers are farmers. In the South West, Teréga has already signed a connection agreement with a number of agricultural methanisation units: two in Gironde, one in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, one in Ariège and one in Aveyron.
