January 16, 2025 [Reuters]- Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical said on Wednesday it has started producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the country for the first time and plans six million litres (37,738 barrels) in annual output for the first phase.

The company is using used cooking oil as the main raw material, and plans to expand production to 24 million litres per year in the future, the company said in a statement.

“Today’s official commercial production of SAF is ready to support rapidly expanding demand for renewable energy in the Thai commercial aviation industry,” PTTGC’s President Toasaporn Boonyapipat said in the statement.

The SAF production will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote Thailand’s potential to become a low-carbon aviation hub in Southeast Asia, the company said.

The Energy Ministry is drafting a plan on the use of SAF in the aviation business, expected to implement a 1% SAF blend in 2026 with the proportion increasing in the following years.

Singapore announced last year it plans to require all flights departing the country to use SAF starting in 2026. The city-state aims for a 1% SAF blend target from 2026 and plans to raise it to 3-5% by 2030, subject to global developments and the wider availability and adoption of SAF.

Malaysia said in November that it planned to produce SAF in 2027.

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