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Second-Generation Bioethanol Complex in Jedlicze (Orlen Południe)

under constructionstage: constructiondelayed
1.1 bn PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2022net or gross: not recorded≈ 1.1 bn PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)

A complex of installations for the production of second-generation bioethanol (B2G) built by ORLEN Południe at the production plant in Jedlicze in the Podkarpacie region. The main installation, with an annual output of approximately 25,000 tons, is to produce an advanced biocomponent from non-food biomass, primarily cereal straw, accompanied by a biomass combined heat and power plant. EPC contracts were signed in 2022 (the general contractor for the main installation is ZARMEN Sp. z o.o.), and total capital expenditure was estimated at approximately PLN 1.12 billion. The original completion date by the end of 2024 was postponed; according to reports from November 2025, Orlen plans to commission the installation in mid-2027, attributing the delay to, among other things, changes to the contract with the contractor and modifications to the project being implemented.

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Scheduledelayed[2]

Timeline

Slip: about 3 years vs. the original date (given as a year)

  1. Announced2022
  2. Original date2024
  3. Current date2027

Change history

  • 2022stage: announced

Significance

The installation is to produce an advanced biocomponent (second-generation bioethanol) from non-food raw materials, which avoids competition with food production. Ultimately, the complex is to supply up to approximately 30,000 tons of advanced biocomponent per year, while utilizing approximately 160,000 tons of straw, and to support the fulfillment of EU requirements regarding the share of advanced biofuels in transport.

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  1. PKN Orlen / ORLEN PołudnieJan 2022
    CostOriginal dateAnnounced
    CostCałkowita wartość nakładów inwestycyjnych na wybudowanie kompleksu B2G szacowana jest na około 1,12 mld PLN
    Original dateZakończenie budowy planowane jest do końca 2024 roku
    Announced · LocationORLEN Południe S.A. („ORLEN Południe”) podpisała umowy na budowę kompleksu instalacji do produkcji bioetanolu II generacji (B2G) w formule EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) w zakładzie produkcyjnym ORLEN Południe w Jedliczu
  2. Parkiet6 Nov 2025
    StatusCurrent dateScheduleStage
    Status · ScheduleTo oznacza duże opóźnienie w stosunku do pierwotnych planów, mówiących o zakończeniu budowy do końca 2024 r.
    Current dateOrlen planuje oddać ją do użytkowania w połowie 2027 r.
    StageW Płocku powstaje instalacja HVO, a w Jedliczu bioetanolu II generacji
  3. Grupa ZarmenMar 2022
    Investor
    InvestorZARMEN Sp. z o.o. podpisał umowę z ORLEN Południe S.A. na budowę instalacji do produkcji bioetanolu II generacji (B2G)
  4. Funding
    FundingCałkowity koszt instalacji produkującej bioetanol to 1,12 mld zł, z czego 68 mln zł zostanie pokryte z dofinansowania pozyskanego od NFOŚiGW.
  5. Funding
    FundingNa inwestycję w nowoczesny bioprodukt Grupa Orlen przeznaczy ok. 1,12 mld zł.