India’s 1st Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Plant

  • In December 2025, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) commenced operations at India’s first commercial-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant in Panipat, Haryana.
  • India's first commercial-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant utilizes used cooking oil and agricultural waste feedstocks.
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuel is chemically similar to conventional jet fuel but reduces lifecycle carbon emissions.
  • The facility aligns with the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) standards.
  • The plant utilizes Alcohol-to-Jet technology to convert bio-ethanol and biomass into high-quality aviation turbine fuel.

Policy Mandates and Decarbonization

  • Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has mandated a one percent SAF blending target by 2027.
  • Scaling SAF production ....
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