The Copenhagen Forum needs a Dedicated Session on Biomethane Infrastructure
Read the full joint letter here.
Eurogas and five other organisations have sent a joint letter to Director-General Jorgensen requesting a session dedicated to biomethane infrastructure be included at the Copenhagen Forum 2026.
The Copenhagen Forum, otherwise known as the Energy Infrastructure Forum, was set up in 2015 as part of the energy union strategy, which aims to remove technical and regulatory barriers to energy flowing freely across the EU, and discuss major issues relating to infrastructure and EU energy policy.
In light of the EU’s broader efforts to strengthen its competitiveness, ensure affordable energy prices and accelerate the phase-out of Russian gas, biomethane has gained increasing political relevance as a strategic, EU-made renewable gas with an established supply chain.
The Commission has a key role in supporting Member States and NRAs through best practices sharing and discussion with the biomethane industry and gas infrastructure operators. We see a strong need for a biomethane-focused session at the Copenhagen Forum 2026, building on the Forum’s track record as a high-level platform for exchange between the Commission, regulators, and grid operators. This session should ideally address both the regulatory and economic dimensions, structured around three core blocks:
1. Grid Access: best practices sharing, remaining challenges, and regulatory inconsistencies
across Member States.
2. Investment: cost-sharing mechanisms and anticipatory investments.
3. Efficient Grid Development: including but not limited to coordinated planning, mapping tools,
lessons from virtual pipeline projects.
Such a session would provide an opportunity to share concrete regulatory practices, technical solutions and investment approaches benefitting both the frontrunner countries and Member States where biomethane markets are still emerging. It would help the European Commission and National Regulatory Authorities to develop better informed, evidence-based policies and regulatory frameworks for grid access.
Read the full joint letter below.
