fact. The process design package for the future plant for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Kostanay region will be ready in the first quarter of 2027.
remark. The development of a process design package (PDP) is carried out on the basis of an agreement signed in July of this year. between KazMunayGas-Aero, the American Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR) and the Kazakh holding KazFoodProducts (KFP).
The estimated capacity of the plant, which is planned to be built in the city of Rodni in the Kostanay region, is 57 thousand tons of SAF per year, the capacity of bioethanol processing is 100 thousand tons per year. The raw material will be bioethanol from the BioOperations plant, part of KFP. PureSAF technology is based on an alcohol-to-jet process - production of jet fuel from alcohol materials. After the completion of the PDP development in the first quarter of 2027, it is planned to start work on basic design (Front-End Engineering Design, FEED).
Self-production of SAF will allow Kazakhstan to strengthen the position of its airports as transit hubs on routes from Southeast Asia to Europe. As you know, the European Union has a regulation ReFuelEU Aviation (EU Regulation 2023/2405), which introduces the mandatory use of SAF for all flights departing from EU airports, regardless of whether the flight is operated by a European or foreign airline. SAF's mandatory share of fuel, which amounts to 2% in 2026, will increase to 6% by 2030. And if Kazakhstan wants to receive transit aircraft for refueling and loading at its ports, it must provide them with the ability to refuel the SAF.