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Brazil could more than double its biomethane production capacity by 2028, with 47 projects representing almost 1.93 million cubic metres per day currently progressing through regulatory approval.
The projects, comprising 44 new plants and three expansions, are expected to begin operations by 2028, according to data from Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels.
Brazil already has 21 authorised biomethane facilities with a combined capacity of 1.37 million m³/day.
Among the largest proposed developments are Biometano Salvador in Bahia (130,000m³/day), Atvos Biometano Santa Luzia in Mato Grosso do Sul (110,101m³/day) and two 110,000m³/day projects from Solví Essencis Ambiental in São Paulo.
The pipeline builds on a sector that has attracted growing interest from energy and industrial gas companies. Industrial gas major Air Liquide has for its first solid-waste-to-biomethane purification facility in Latin America, at the Cariacica landfill in Espírito Santo.
The project is designed to process 2,500m³ of biogas per hour into biomethane, with an annual production capacity of 155GWh.
Elsewhere, Zeg Biogas partnered with sugar cane producer Bioenergética Aroeira to open Minas Gerais’ first in October 2025.
The Brazilian Biogas Association estimates that biomethane production capacity could reach 7 million m³/day by 2030, supported by almost 200 plants and potential investment of BRL 348bn ($63bn) across the production chain.
The country’s Energy Research Company projects capacity could rise further to 11.5 million m³/day by 2036, with BRL 27bn in investment expected between 2027 and 2036.
Growth is being supported by Brazil’s Future Fuel Law, introduced in 2024, which established incentives for sustainable fuels and mandatory biomethane participation targets in the natural gas market.
The government is proposing to increase the target from 0.5% in 2026 to 1% in 2027, followed by indicative targets of 3% in 2028, 4% in 2029 and 5% in 2030.
Industrial demand is also developing. State-owned energy company Petrobras recently opened a call for biomethane supply proposals, seeking contracts of up to 10 years from 2027.
The company intends to use the renewable gas to replace some of the natural gas consumed at its refineries and industrial facilities.
Chemicals producer Henkel already uses 100% biomethane at its Jundiaí factory, where it has introduced refuelling infrastructure for its delivery truck fleet in partnership with Gás Verde.
