Uzbekistan’s $6.1 billion SAF project enters design phase
In Uzbekistan, The Times of Central Asia reported that a $6.1 billion sustainable aviation fuel complex planned for Uzbekistan’s western Khorezm region has entered the engineering design stage. Developer Allied Biofuels expects to decide whether to proceed with construction in the first quarter of 2027.Allied Biofuels expects to complete this stage before making a final investment decision (FID).
Sinopec is responsible for front-end engineering design, systems integration, detailed engineering, and cost development. Allied Biofuels and Sinopec signed the engineering contract at the Tashkent International Investment Forum in June. The agreement is structured to become an engineering, procurement, and construction contract if the complex goes ahead, according to the report.
Topsoe and Sasol are providing technologies for electro-synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF), which is made using renewable hydrogen and captured carbon. Plug Power is expected to supply up to 2.4 GW of electrolyzer systems for hydrogen production, it added.
At full capacity, Allied Biofuels expects the complex to produce around 160,000 tons of SAF, 257,000 tons of e-SAF, and 5,000 tons of renewable diesel annually.
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