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If renewable energy is already being produced in Põhja-Pärnumaa municipality at the Tootsi wind farm and solar parks around Vändra, then now renewable gas will be added alongside them – a topping-out ceremony was held on Piimajõe Road in Halinga to mark the construction of one of Estonia’s largest biomethane plants.
The plant, due for completion next spring, will produce biomethane from local livestock manure and biowaste, turning them into clean domestic fuel. The €15 million facility is being built by Infortar next to dairy farms, with support from the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility under the NextGenerationEU programme.
“At Halinga, we have always valued traditions – in spring we sow, in autumn we plough. Only in early spring there was just a big hole in the ground where the plant is now rising, but today the white domes are already visible from the Via Baltica. The topping-out wreath is a sign that the builders have kept their word and the work is on schedule. This is the largest investment of the year in Põhja-Pärnumaa, and its assured completion by spring 2026 gives confidence to the whole region. As tradition dictates, we mark the occasion with a well-deserved handshake for the builders,” said Raul Peetson, Managing Director of Halinga OÜ.
“The construction of the Halinga biomethane plant has been an exciting challenge for INF Ehitus – on the one hand, it is a complex engineering project, and on the other, it carries responsibility for the country’s energy security. Major construction works on the general and external networks are now nearing completion, and the digesters are ready. Equipment installation and technological works are under way and will continue until the end of this year. After that, the commissioning and start-up of the plant will follow – a process comparable in complexity to setting up a modern industrial complex,” said Martin Viilep, Member of the Management Board of AS INF Ehitus.
Biomethane is a fully domestic Estonian fuel, produced mainly from manure and biowaste. From the annual manure output of a single dairy cow, it is possible to produce about 200 kg of biomethane – enough to drive up to 5,000 kilometres.
Together with partners, Infortar has invested nearly €30 million in biomethane plants and launched production in Oisu (Järva County), Ilmatsalu (Tartu County) and Vinni (Lääne-Viru County). The largest customers for biomethane today are public transport companies in Tartu, Rakvere, Jõhvi and Pärnu, in addition to which biomethane is available at filling stations across Estonia.
