Володимир Конончук — 22.12.2025
Despite the war and energy attacks, Ukraine is not only protecting its energy system — it is transforming it towards decentralisation and sustainability. Bioenergy in Ukraine is growing rapidly: biogas and biomethane plants are being launched, and cogeneration facilities are being modernised. According to the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, in 2025, biomethane production in Ukraine will exceed 111 million m³, and this is just the beginning. Every year, new biogas and biomethane plants are launched, existing facilities are modernised, and cogeneration plants are introduced, capable of providing businesses and communities with stable energy.
As the market grows, so does the need for qualified personnel. The industry needs disciplined and team-oriented specialists who are able to learn quickly and work with technological processes. Most veterans possess these qualities. The industry is creating dozens of new specialities: from operators and adjusters to shift managers and station directors. Amid a shortage of technical specialists, businesses are turning to veterans.
Bioenergy requires people who are accustomed to working in difficult conditions, following instructions, responding quickly to changes, and at the same time being able to work in a team. Veterans are ideal candidates based on these criteria.
Their systematic training, internal discipline and ability to make decisions in critical situations not only meet the requirements of working at technological facilities, but are also a source of professional stability and experience. In addition, most veterans already have technical or engineering education, which simplifies their integration into the production process.
In this context, the example of Metinvest is particularly striking, having already employed 959 veterans and invested approximately $1 million in adaptation programmes. Its experience shows that veterans not only perform well at work, but often become the best specialists in the team.
To better understand the potential for veterans, it is worth understanding how bioenergy facilities work. For example, a biogas plant is a system that converts organic waste (manure, silage, crop residues) into biogas. This gas is then either burned in a cogeneration plant to produce heat and electricity or, after purification, fed into the gas distribution network as biomethane.
Each facility has its own set of technological processes: raw material reception, preparation technology, fermentation, gas purification, and energy utilisation. All these stages involve the work of specialists.
That is why the industry needs a wide range of professions: operators, mechanics, electricians, laboratory assistants, engineers, and special equipment drivers. With or without experience, the main thing is to have motivation and basic technical skills.
Pro-Energy is already working on creating a training programme for biogas plant personnel, which will include a separate section for demobilised personnel. Particular attention will be paid to mentoring, working in pairs, and gradually delving deeper into the technology.
The training will cover both basic theory (biotechnology processes, plant operation, safety regulations) and practical training at existing facilities already implemented by the company. More information about these projects can be found here.
Subsequently, as partnerships develop and veterans join the workforce, the programme will be expanded into a full retraining course tailored to the peculiarities of post-war adaptation.
Ukraine is continuing to develop a new infrastructure for the social reintegration of demobilised persons, the scale of which is unprecedented in Europe. According to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs, more than 11,000 specialists are planned to work in communities to support veterans, helping them with documents, employment and psychological support, which indicates a transition from fragmented assistance to an institutional case management model.
Today, there are already mechanisms of state support:
Support for retraining and funding for education are critical for aligning veterans’ qualifications with the needs of the economy. The main challenge is the quality and real effectiveness of services on the ground, because successful reintegration depends not on the number of programmes, but on the ability of communities to provide individual support, psychological support and stable employment for veterans.
Employment in bioenergy is an economic necessity for the country and an opportunity for veterans to find a type of activity that will allow them to use their strengths and continue to contribute to Ukraine’s development.
Bioenergy is not a hype, but a stable and promising industry that remains in demand even during a crisis. Working at biogas and biomethane plants or cogeneration plants allows you not only to realise your potential, but also to contribute to building the country’s energy independence.
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