Addressing the India Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit 2025 in the national capital, the minister emphasized the need for more innovation, investment, and collective international cooperation to promote the adoption of SAF. He said that apart from oil companies, private firms should also participate in SAF production. Highlighting the wide-ranging potential of SAF, Naidu remarked that from raw materials to fuel production, from farmers to pilots, and from frying pans to aircraft engines — even those frying samosas could contribute to this global aviation movement based on SAF.
Naidu said the government would soon roll out a comprehensive SAF policy. He noted that India has over 750 million tonnes of biomass and around 213 million tonnes of surplus agricultural residue. Beyond reducing carbon emissions, SAF could empower farmers by increasing their income by 10–15 percent. He added that the production of SAF could help cut India’s crude oil import bill by $45–70 billion annually and create more than one million green jobs across the SAF value chain.
The minister pointed out that India is among the fastest-growing civil aviation markets in the world, with domestic airlines having placed orders for over 1,700 aircraft. The country aims to achieve a blending target of 1 percent SAF in jet fuel by 2027, 2 percent by 2028, and 5 percent by 2030. SAF can be used as a “drop-in” fuel in aviation turbine fuel (ATF), which powers aircraft engines. Globally, SAF demand is projected to reach 183 million tonnes by 2040, though current global SAF production remains very limited.
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