Allied Biofuels advances $6.1bn Uzbekistan SAF complex to design phase

September 22, 2026 at 05:14 PM2 min

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Allied Biofuels has moved its planned $6.1 billion sustainable aviation fuel complex in Uzbekistan's Khorezm region into the engineering design stage. The developer expects to complete this phase before making a final investment decision in the first quarter of 2027. The project aims to produce 160,000 tons of SAF and 257,000 tons of e-SAF annually.

Key Facts

Allied Biofuels expects to make a final investment decision on the $6.1 billion project in the first quarter of 2027.
The complex is planned to produce 160,000 tons of SAF, 257,000 tons of e-SAF, and 5,000 tons of renewable diesel annually at full capacity.
Plug Power is expected to supply up to 2.4 GW of electrolyzer systems for hydrogen production.
The project calls for 4.45 GW of renewable generation and 1,600 MWh of battery storage.
Allied Biofuels and Sinopec signed the engineering contract at the Tashkent International Investment Forum in June.

Engineering Partners

Allied Biofuels convened a September 18 meeting in Ningbo, China, with Sinopec Engineering Group, Denmark's Topsoe, South Africa's Sasol, and U.S.-based Plug Power. Sinopec is responsible for front-end engineering design, systems integration, detailed engineering, and cost development. Topsoe and Sasol are providing technologies for electro-synthetic sustainable aviation fuel, which is made using renewable hydrogen and captured carbon. The engineering agreement with Sinopec is structured to become an engineering, procurement, and construction contract if the complex goes ahead.

European SAF Mandate

Since 2025, aviation fuel suppliers in the European Union have been required to ensure that SAF accounts for at least 2% of fuel supplied at covered EU airports. EU airports received 1.1 million tons of SAF in 2025, almost six times the amount supplied a year earlier. In 2030, the overall share is set to rise to 6%, including a minimum 1.2% for synthetic aviation fuels. Around 50 synthetic aviation fuel projects in Europe are still awaiting final investment decisions, according to the European Commission. Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg are preparing a pilot auction scheme backed by more than €2.1 billion to help bring them to market.