Uzbekistan signs $5.9 billion deal to build SAF plant
In New York, The Times of Central Asia reported that Allied Biofuels Uzbekistan has signed land and water agreements with the Khorezm regional government, marking a significant step toward building Central Asia’s first integrated biorefinery for zero-carbon aviation fuel.
The announcement was made during the International Investment Forum in Khiva, where Khorezm Governor Jurabek Rakhimov met with a company delegation led by Chairman and Managing Director Alfred Benedict, according to the report.
The $5.9 billion project will be located in Tuproqqal’a district in the city of Khorezm, and aims to establish a SAF supply chain in Uzbekistan. Once operational, the facility is expected to produce 382,000 tons of SAF, 152,000 tons of Electro-Synthetic SAF (e-SAF), and 11,000 tons of renewable green diesel annually. The refinery will be supported by 2 GW of PEM electrolyzers, making it one of the largest initiatives of its kind in the region, the report added.
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