⌛ Launching 2026/2027 ▲ Confirmed C₁ reserves ▲ Licensed until 2038

The Plav-II peat deposit

A Ukrainian peat asset in the Olevsk district of Zhytomyr region, Polissia. 101.8 ha with confirmed reserves of 249,800 tonnes (category C₁). Geology complete, documentation in place, production launch planned for 2026/2027.

Key parameters

5,332kcal/kg
Gross calorific value
101.8ha
Approved area
249,800t
Category C₁ reserves
0.35%
Sulphur
2038
Licensed until
2026/27
Production launch

Olevsk district, Polissia region

Plav-II peat deposit — a lowland peat field in the Korostensky (Olevsk) district of Zhytomyr region, within the historic Polissia peat belt of Ukraine.

  • Location: 2 km south-east of Kamenske village, Olevsk district, Zhytomyr region
  • Asset area: 101.8 ha (approved by special permit)
  • Type: lowland peat, fuel-grade (milled)
  • Reserves: 249,800 t category C₁ (class code 111), as of 01 January 2024
  • Extraction method: milling (declared in the special permit)
  • Geological exploration: detailed geological and economic assessment by Geoprof LLC, 2021
  • Legal status: licensed by the State Service of Geology and Subsoil of Ukraine, valid until 27 December 2038

⌛ Status: pre-launch

Approved reserves documentation (State Reserves Commission protocol of 22 Dec 2021), environmental impact assessment passed (conclusion of 21 Mar 2019), special permit active. Production cycle preparation is underway.

For first-mover clients we offer priority batch reservation tied to the actual lab characteristics of the first produced batch.

A confirmed resource base

Unlike many peat assets on the market, the Plav-II reserves are approved by the Ukrainian State Commission on Mineral Reserves (DKZ).

Balance reserves
249,800
tonnes of peat
Category C₁ (class code 111)
Approved by State Reserves Commission protocol of 22 Dec 2021
As of 01 January 2024

Documentary basis

Legally, technically and geologically complete dossier for the deposit. A full due-diligence package is available on request.

State Subsoil Permit

Peat extraction, valid until 27.12.2038

State Reserves Commission protocol

Reserves approval of 22 Dec 2021

EIA conclusion

Environmental impact assessment of 21 Mar 2019

Topographic plan and sections

By Geoprof LLC, 2021

Site coordinates

57 WGS-84 points, closed contour

Lab report

Fuel characteristics, KPI 2025

Fuel report against EN/ISO standards

A sample from the Plav-II deposit was tested at a research lab affiliated with the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, using current European and Ukrainian DSTU standards for solid biofuels. The result: low-ash, low-sulphur fuel-grade peat.

LabResearch lab (head: M.V. Volvach)
SampleNo. 2548/2025
Report date03 March 2025
Fuel characteristics (Report No. 2548/2025)
Indicator Value Test standard
Residual moisture of air-dry sample, %5.16DSTU EN 14774-1
Ash on dry basis (105 °C), %7.91EN 15403 + ISO 1171
Sulphur on dry basis, %0.35DSTU EN 15104:2013
Total carbon on dry basis, %48.8DSTU EN 15104:2013
Volatile matter, %65.4DSTU EN 15148:2012
Net calorific value (air-dry), kcal/kg4,748DSTU ISO 1928
Gross calorific value (air-dry), kcal/kg5,057DSTU ISO 1928
Net calorific value (dry basis), kcal/kg5,038DSTU ISO 1928
Gross calorific value (dry basis), kcal/kg5,332DSTU ISO 1928

The lab used an IKA C2000 calorimeter and a Leco CS 230 analyzer. Full report is available in the technical package on request. Additional samples from various working sectors of the deposit will follow during production cycle preparation.

DSTU EN 14774-1 DSTU EN 15104:2013 DSTU EN 15148:2012 DSTU ISO 1928 EN 15403 ISO 1171 DSTU 7079:2009

Fixed in the special permit

The deposit's intended use is fixed in the State Subsoil Permit: "extraction of peat suitable for the production of milled peat for fuel briquettes, semi-briquettes, composts and horticultural growing media".

Milled fuel peat

DSTU 2041-92

Feedstock for fuel briquettes and semi-briquettes. Gross calorific value 5,332 kcal/kg with low ash (7.9%) and low sulphur (0.35%) — suitable for quality solid biofuel production.

Compost-grade peat

RST UkrSSR 19598-85

High organic content and natural water capacity make this a base for industrial composts, fertilisers and agricultural soil mixes.

Horticultural growing media

TU 205 UkrSSR 341-83

Feedstock for the production of plant-grade growing media — for greenhouses, open ground, landscaping, bagged-substrate manufacturers.

Feedstock for downstream processing

Customer specification

To bespoke specification — fraction, moisture, ash content, additional parameters for your use case. A lab passport per batch.

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