Indonesian government seeking 1% SAF mandate in 2027

In Indonesia, the Indonesian government has planned to oblige the use of bioavtur or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in aviation industry since 2026 or 2027. It will be started with the international flights. Effendi Manurung, Head of Bioenergy Engineering and Environment Sub-division at the renewable energy and energy conservation directorate general of the ministry of energy and mineral resources (KESDM), said that basically the roadmap of bioavtur had been designed by the coordinating ministry of maritime and investment, ruling the SAF blending of 1% in 2027 and up to 5% in 2029.

Effendi said that KESDM opened an opportunity of advancing the implementation of SAF-1% for international flights in 2026. But it has not yet determined whether it will be implemented as mandatory at once or in stages. “Our superiors hope that it can be started in 2026. But it’s not yet certain whether it will be mandatory or not. We’re still in a process of finalizing the plan,” he said during the FGD on Life Cycle Assessment of Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Jakarta on Thursday (30/10/2025).

Effendi said that the SAF-1% implementation plan is designed by considering a number of issues, including supply and prices. He admitted that currently the price of bioavtur in the form of SAF-1% is more expensive than conventional avtur. If it were obliged for all flights, both international and domestic, it would directly impact ticket prices paid by passengers. Furthermore, there is no policy yet regulating incentives for the use of bioavtur.