Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

India’s Next Frontier in Bioenergy & Clean Aviation

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a next-generation biofuel aligned with India’s Bioenergy vision and Ethanol Blending Programme (EBP). Produced from renewable feedstocks such as ethanol, agricultural residues, biomass, waste oils, and municipal waste, SAF offers a powerful pathway to decarbonise aviation.

India’s achievement of E20 blending has created a strong foundation for SAF development through the Ethanol-to-Jet (ETJ) pathway, leveraging the country’s extensive ethanol capacity, existing distillery infrastructure, and farmer-linked supply chains.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

SAF in India’s Bioenergy & Ethanol Roadmap

🌾 Feedstock diversification: sugarcane, grains, agri-residues
⚙ Value addition beyond fuel blending
📈 Long-term demand creation for ethanol
🛢 Reducing crude oil dependence

CORSIA Mandate & India’s Opportunity

✈ CORSIA mandatory from 2027 for most ICAO nations
🌍 SAF offers direct emission reduction vs offsets
🇮🇳 Domestic SAF lowers airline compliance costs
🚀 India can become global SAF supplier

Strategic Benefits for India

Extends EBP beyond road transport
Improves distillery utilisation
Boosts farmer incomes
Supports net-zero commitments
Reduces ATF imports
Creates high-value export market

Way Forward

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