India Set To Lead Global Sustainable Aviation Fuel

India has the implicit to come a global leader in Sustainable Aviation Energy( SAF)  product, said Mr. Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Minister of Civil Aviation, while addressing the ‘ India Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit’ organized by FICCI in collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation. pressing the  rapid-fire growth of the aeronautics sector and its  adding  environmental challenges, the minister emphasized that SAF will play a central  part in balancing growth with sustainability.

Kinjarapu noted that the aeronautics assiduity is expanding faster than  utmost other transport sectors, driven by globalization and  adding  passenger demand. With an periodic growth rate of 6.7, India is anticipated to witness nearly 10 million passenger  passages in 2025. “ Aviation has truly come the growth machine for mobility and businesses worldwide, ” he remarked,  emphasizing the sector’s vital  part in India’s  profitable progress.

Pointing to the sector’s rising energy  requirements, the minister said that India’s aeronautics turbine energy( ATF) consumption is projected to reach 15 – 16 million tonnes by 2030 and could rise further to 30 – 31 million tonnes by 2040. He stressed that these  protrusions call for lesser collaboration among all stakeholders and a clear roadmap for sustainable energy relinquishment. “ The  result then for all of us is Sustainable Aviation Energy, ” he stated, adding that SAF can reduce carbon dioxide emigrations by over to 80 compared to conventional  spurt energies,  furnishing a direct path to decarbonizing aeronautics.

Kinjarapu  blazoned that the government is drafting a  devoted Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy, reflecting its commitment to promoting cleaner energy  druthers

in aeronautics. “ The Ministry has been taking robust  way to speed up the SAF movement, and we're committed to releasing the SAF policy soon, ” he said.

He further  stressed India’s strong  eventuality in SAF  product, citing its position as an agrarian  hustler with over 750 million tonnes of available biomass. “ India has the capacity to come the global leader in SAF  product, ” he said. piecemeal from environmental benefits, he noted that the  wide relinquishment of SAF could also yield major  profitable advantages, including a reduction of$ 5 – 7 billion in the periodic crude  oil painting import bill and the creation of one million green jobs across the SAF value chain.

Reflecting on the broader growth of India’s aeronautics assiduity, Mr. Kinjarapu said that the country has added 90  airfields and 400 aircraft over the last nine times, with  listed flight movements  adding  by 78. “ We plan to expand our  field network by 50 in the coming five times and by 200 in the coming 20 – 25 times, ” he said. The minister projected that India could reach 500 million periodic passengers within the coming decade, growing at a rate of 10 – 12 annually. With this  rapid-fire growth, the aeronautics sector’s share in India’s transport emigrations is anticipated to increase from 5 to between 8 and 10 by 2030, he added.

Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation( DGCA), emphasized that aeronautics decarbonization is a participated global responsibility  taking  collective respect, cooperation, and solidarity. He affirmed India’s commitment to being a  visionary  mate in global  sweats to reduce aeronautics emigrations. “ Our ambition to achieve a 5 SAF blending target by 2030 is n't just a  thing but a  protestation of intent to lead by  illustration, ” he said.

pressing the  profitable counteraccusations  of developing a domestic SAF assiduity, Mr. Jurgen Westermeier, Chairman of the FICCI National Civil Aviation Committee and President & Managing Director of Airbus India & South Asia, said that SAF offers transformative  openings for India beyond environmental benefits. “ For India, the applicability of SAF extends far beyond just environmental targets — it can be a  important  profitable enabler. By developing a domestic SAF assiduity, India can enhance its energy security and sovereignty over its energy  force chain, ” he said.

Echoing  analogous sentiments, Mr. Ashish Saraf,Co-Chairman of the FICCI Civil Aviation Committee and Vice President & Country Head India at Pratt & Whitney, said that India’s aeronautics  trip is “  impregnable, ” with SAF  deposited as a  crucial  motorist of the country’s net- zero aeronautics  intentions. He noted that SAF could contribute to reducing up to two- thirds of aeronautics emigrations, enabling India not only to meet its sustainability targets but also to  crop  as an import  mecca for sustainable energies.

During the  peak, the FICCI- KPMG Allowed Leadership Report on Sustainable Aviation Energy was also released,  furnishing  crucial  perceptivity into policy development, technology pathways, and investment  openings in India’s evolving SAF ecosystem.

With the government’s policy  frame under development, assiduity leaders and stakeholders expressed  sanguinity that India’s abundant biomass  coffers, expanding aeronautics network, and strong policy commitment could together  place the country as a frontrunner in the global transition toward sustainable aeronautics.