TruAlt Bioenergy to establish ethanol-to-SAF manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India

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TruAlt Bioenergy Ltd. (TruAlt), one of India’s largest and fastest-growing biofuels producers, announced in November the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

The proposed 80,000-ton-per-year facility will be located around the Srikakulam-Vizianagaram region of Andhra Pradesh.

Under the MOU, TruAlt Bioenergy will invest in establishing an integrated ethanol-to-SAF manufacturing facility.

The proposed plant is expected to create over 500 direct jobs and nearly 2,000 indirect jobs, catalyzing substantial economic growth across allied sectors and contributing to the region’s industrial expansion and employment generation.

TruAlt will also leverage its position as India’s largest ethanol producer to secure reliable, high-quality feedstock and drive efficient, large-scale SAF production through the alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK) pathway, one of the certified and approved routes under the International Civil Aviation Organization framework.

In this pathway, any sugar-based feedstock is converted into ethanol, which is then upgraded into aviation-grade jet fuel.

By adopting this technology, TruAlt will produce low-emission, internationally certified SAF and enable a scalable, dependable and globally competitive supply chain built on India’s abundant agricultural and biobased resources.

“This MOU marks a defining moment in India’s clean-energy transition and in TruAlt Bioenergy’s journey of innovation and impact,” said Vijay Nirani, the managing director of TruAlt Bioenergy. “Sustainable aviation fuel is no longer a future possibility, it is an urgent global necessity. By establishing one of the world’s largest ethanol-to-SAF facilities in Andhra Pradesh, we are taking a decisive step toward enabling low-carbon aviation at scale in one of the world’s most hard-to-abate sectors. India has already set a mandate for blending SAF into aviation turbine fuel, and we look forward to playing a vital role in helping the nation achieve this target. As India’s largest ethanol producer, we are uniquely positioned to integrate our feedstock strength with world-class ATJ-SPK technology and build a reliable, future-ready SAF ecosystem. We are honored to partner with the government of Andhra Pradesh in advancing this national and global decarbonization mandate.”

TruAlt Bioenergy said this landmark initiative reinforces its commitment to driving India’s energy transition and delivering scalable solutions for hard-to-abate sectors.

By building what it said is one of the world’s largest ethanol-to-SAF facilities, TruAlt aims to position India as a leading global hub for sustainable aviation fuels, support the nation’s net-zero ambitions and contribute to a cleaner, more resilient future for the aviation industry and the world.