BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 23. Kazakhstan has
advanced to the next stage of implementing its first sustainable
aviation fuel (SAF) production project.
This was announced by the press service of the KazMunayGas
(KMG).
According to KMG, KazMunayGas-Aero, a subsidiary of KMG,
KazFoodProducts and U.S.-based engineering company KBR signed two
trilateral agreements paving the way for the project's next
phase.
The agreements provide for the development of a Process Design
Package (PDP) for the future production facility and a licensing
agreement for the use of KBR's PURESAF℠ technology, which includes
the Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process for producing aviation fuel from
alcohol-based feedstock.
The documents establish the organizational, legal, and
technological framework required for the project to proceed to the
next stage of implementation.
"The project is of particular importance in the context of the
President's directive to transform Kazakhstan into an international
aviation hub with strong transit potential. It will also enable the
integration of domestically produced agricultural feedstock into
high-tech, low-carbon fuel production value chains", KMG says.
The initiative is aimed at supporting the decarbonization of the
aviation sector and contributing to Kazakhstan's commitments to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
KBR is a Houston-based engineering and technology company
operating in more than 80 countries, while KazFoodProducts is a
major Kazakh agro-industrial holding company that includes the
BioOperations plant specializing in deep grain processing and
bioethanol production.
The sustainable aviation fuel production plant is planned to be
built in Kazakhstan's Kostanay region.
