Plenium Partners, an independent Spanish investment group, focused on renewable energy, energy transition, circular economy, and social infrastructure, announces today a new deal in the biomethane sector in Italy. This new investment will be made through its Ecualia Capital fund and it’s part of the platform launched last year alongside Aragorn Value Leadership, a prominent developer of biomethane plants with an extensive track record in the renewable energy sector in Italy.
This new project is located in the Emilia-Romagna region, in the North of Italy, and will reconvert an already operational biogas plant in a biomethane asset. This transaction marks a significant step for Plenium Partners in its commitment to sustainability, renewable energy, and the development of new projects in this country.
The plant has reached its Ready-to-Build status, and the construction process will begin later this May, with prospects of beginning operations in the first quarter of 2026. This asset will have a production capacity of around 250 Scm/h, which is equivalent to the energy needed for around 4,600 households. The plant will help improve waste management in the area, processing around 39,000 tons annually of livestock and agricultural waste. This plant has successfully participated in the fourth biomethane tariff auction organized by GSE, the renewables public authority in Italy.
Commitment to the development of clean energy in Italy
Plenium Partners has an extensive investment track record in Italy, with offices in Rome since 2010 and a current operational portfolio in the country comprising more than 35 PV projects. Last year, the firm launched a new platform initially focused on the construction and operation of four biomethane plants located in different parts of Italy.
The project announced today reinforces Plenium Partner’s commitment to advancing the biomethane sector in Italy. This deal represents an important step forward in the strategy of diversification and expansion in key European markets, where Plenium Partners sees great potential for sustainable growth.
Plenium Partners is making a strong commitment to the biomethane market in Italy and intends to continue growing with new opportunities. This past month of April, the firm announced the securement of over €25 million funding for its first biomethane plant in Italy through ING Italia. This particular asset is a biomethane plant located in Pavia, northern Italy, and is expected to start operating in the first quarter of 2026 with a with a capacity of approximately 500 Scm/h.
Great growth prospects in Europe
The emergence of biomethane initiatives is becoming increasingly significant across Europe, attracting considerable interest from major investors. These assets facilitate the conversion of organic materials - such as manure, crop residues, food scraps, and sewage sludge - into renewable energy, mitigating landfill use and curbing soil and water contamination. Moreover, such facilities enhance energy diversification and lower reliance on fossil fuels, like natural gas.
Projects developed by entities such as Plenium Partners stimulate socioeconomic growth in rural regions, where these facilities are typically established, by generating both direct and indirect employment related to construction, operations, and maintenance. Furthermore, they provide new revenue streams for agricultural producers and livestock farmers through the sale of organic waste to biomethane plants.
Advisors
Legance Avvocati Associati (Legal), EY-Parthenon (Commercial, Financial and Tax), Fichtner (Technical), PCA Broker (Insurance).
About Plenium Partners
Founded in Spain in 2007, Plenium Partners is an independent Spanish investment group, a leader in renewable energy, energy transition, circular economy, and social infrastructure, with more than EUR 7.5 billion invested in sustainable assets and companies. The firm employs more than 300 professionals with multidisciplinary profiles and invests third-party and own funds. The company's value-added principles are its industrial capabilities and active management of its projects and investee companies.
Plenium Partners manages one of the largest portfolios of operational renewable assets in Europe, combining photovoltaic solar energy, wind, hydroelectric, and solar thermal energy. The group's investments are diversified within the infrastructure sector, including district heating networks, biomethane, self-consumption and distributed generation solutions, student residences, waste management and recycling, and other types of infrastructure assets
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