Malaysia | Identified as one of the World’s Key Hubs for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Malaysia has been identified as one of the world’s key hubs for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock generated by non - petroleum - based materials from which is derived, including cooking oil, agricultural residues, municipal waste, algae, and even captured carbon dioxide and hydrogen, as reported by Bernama, a news agency linked to the Malaysian government.

South East Asia is poised a global SAF hub due to abundant feedstocks and strategic locations, with potential to become a new exporter of SAF. In the region. Feedstock include rice husks, rice straw, palm oil biomass waste and other agricultural residues, offering a low - carbon potential for SAF production.

Alongside Indonesia, China and other ASEAN countries that have existing biofuel industries position them as key contributors to efforts to decarbonise the aviation sector, Malaysia could supply around 240 million tonnes of biomass by 2050, accounting for 15% of the global total. 

Malaysia’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock focus includes used cooking oil and palm oil biomass waste and the government is promoting the collection of  them to establish the country as a leading SAF producer and exporter.

This is supported by national initiatives like the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) to guide long – term planning for feedstock, infrastructure and targets, setting a goal for increased domestic use of SAF, targeting a 47% blend by 2050, and outlines the steps to achieve this goal with a proposed 1% SAF blending mandate for flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport starting in 2027.

Research shows that sufficient sustainable feedstock exists to meet industry needs. Other regions, including the Middle East, North Africa and sub Saharan Africa, could supply an additional 220 million tonnes, or 14% of the global total, largely from waste and residues.

Analysts highlight that airlines will require 500 million tonnes of SAF annually by 2050 to reach carbon neutrality, with biomass providing more than 300 million tonnes and synthetic power - to - liquid fuels covering the remainder.

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