Allied Biofuels held a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) meeting in Ningbo with key partners involved in its project to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF and e-SAF) worth 6.1 billion US dollars in Uzbekistan.
All attendees expressed confidence that they will be able to make the final Investment Decision (FID) in the first quarter of 2027. The event took place at the Sinopec office.
Participants and Division of Responsibilities
Representatives from China's Sinopec Engineering Group, Denmark's Topsoe A/S, South Africa's Sasol, and the US's Plug Power participated in the meeting. The parties agreed on the distribution of engineering tasks, technological interfaces, and a coordinated implementation program.
Sinopec Engineering Group is responsible for system integration, detailed design, and developing a cost estimate in an open-book format, after which the transition to the design, procurement, and construction (EPC) stage will begin.
Topsoe and Sasol provide licenses for key e-SAF production technologies—the SynCOR™ technology and the Fischer-Tropsch process, respectively. Plug Power provides electrolyzer systems with a total capacity of up to 2.4 GW for green hydrogen production.
This project involves creating the first integrated industrial complex for aviation biofuel production in Central Asia. Its implementation is supported by the President of Uzbekistan and combines renewable energy generation, green hydrogen production, and advanced fuel technologies.