Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is preparing to manufacture sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within a two-year timeframe, aligning with the government’s goal of achieving a one per cent blending target. While Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is aiming to inaugurate the nation’s initial commercial-scale SAF plant in Panipat by 2026, MRPL is establishing a 20-kilolitre-per-day plant to showcase domestically developed technology.
Sanjay Varma, Managing Director, MRPL stated, “The management is in the process of obtaining necessary board approvals for the construction of the SAF plant. Following this, the establishment of the plant is expected to take approximately two and a half years, with an estimated cost of around ₹450 crore. MRPL has conducted a survey with subject matter experts to identify potential sources for the required feedstock quantities for SAF production, with plans for potential scale-up in the future”.
As reported by businessline, while IOC is leveraging LanzaJet’s alcohol-to-jet technology in a 50:50 joint venture to produce SAF, MRPL is adopting a different approach. MRPL is relying on the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum’s single-step process, which converts used cooking oil or palm waste into SAF.
