India drafts sustainable aviation fuels policy with blending mandate
In short
India’s civil aviation ministry has circulated a draft policy on sustainable aviation fuels. The draft says only SAF made in India should be blended with Aviation Turbine Fuel, and the headline says mandatory blending could start from 2027.
This could affect airlines, fuel suppliers and refiners, but the final rules are not known yet. The draft rate and whether it will be approved are still not stated in the available reporting.
What the reporting says
The civil aviation ministry circulated a draft National Policy on Sustainable Aviation Fuels that would mandate blending indigenously manufactured SAF with Aviation Turbine Fuel. The publisher-supplied summary says the proposal is still a draft and does not state the blending rate, timeline details beyond the headline, or whether the policy has been approved. The immediate consequence is uncertainty for airlines, fuel suppliers and refiners.
Why it matters
The civil aviation ministry has circulated a draft National Policy on Sustainable Aviation Fuels, with a proposal to require only indigenously manufactured SAF to be blended into Aviation Turbine Fuel. The reporting does not give the blending rate or confirm approval, so the timing and scale remain unclear. If adopted, the draft would affect airlines, fuel producers and ATF supply chains in India.