Agolada biomethane macro-plant

Withdrawn Promoters abandoned the project, "at least provisionally" (March 2026). approximate location

The promoters of a plant for about 100,000 t/yr of waste abandoned the project in March 2026 after landowners refused to sell.

What we know

Promoter	Empresa asturiana apoiada por um fundo de investimento em biometano da Mapfre
Location	Agolada (comarca do Deza), Agolada (Pontevedra (Galiza))
Capacity	≈ 100,000 t/yr
Feedstock	Pig slurry, sludge, agro-industrial waste

The plant would mainly treat pig slurry, sludge and agro-industrial waste. The Stop Biometano Deza platform warns that withdrawn projects have been revived elsewhere.

What has happened

12 Mar 2026
Project abandoned
Announced at the council's plenary session.

Local movement: Stop Biometano Deza

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Sources on this page

Los vecinos de Agolada logran frenar la macroplanta de biometano de Mapfre Galiciapress · 12 Mar 2026
Boom, o burbuja, del biometano: la planta de Agolada sigue viva Galiciapress · 27 Mar 2026

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