The third International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3), held in Dubai, saw the announcement of the findings of the first feasibility studies developed under the ICAO Assistance, Capacity-building and Training for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (ACT-SAF) programme.

These studies, developed as part of the second phase of the ICAO Assistance Project with the European Union Funding, analysed the potential for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.

These studies showed the feasibility of producing and using sustainable aviation fuel in the three countries.

These are the first feasibility studies to be supported by the templates and guidance materials developed under ICAO’s ACT-SAF programme. They pave the way for the development of many other studies under the programme in the future.

The findings of the feasibility studies are a significant step forward in the development of sustainable aviation fuel in Africa.
They demonstrate that there is potential for this kind of fuel production in the region and that it can be done at a competitive cost.

Source: Emirates News Agency