Archive · 5 Jun 2025
UP Plans SAF Policy to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
The Uttar Pradesh government is creating a new plan to make the state a leader in producing sustainable airplane fuel, called SAF.
This plan will last for five years and aims to attract businesses that want to build SAF factories.
The government will offer financial help, like money for land and tax breaks, to encourage companies to invest.
They want to help the environment by reducing pollution from airplanes, create jobs, and make sure the country has a secure supply of energy.
The plan also focuses on research, finding sources for the fuel, and building the necessary infrastructure, with companies like IOC, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum working to use SAF.
The Uttar Pradesh government is creating a SAF manufacturing policy.
The policy aims to make UP a leading hub for SAF manufacturing in India.
Invest UP will be the nodal agency for the policy.
The policy will provide fiscal and non-fiscal benefits to investors.
Companies are exploring partnerships to commercialize SAF technologies.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh government, with Invest UP as the nodal agency.
- What
- Uttar Pradesh is developing a SAF manufacturing policy to attract investment and promote SAF production.
- When
- The policy will be effective for five years from the date of promulgation.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- To establish UP as a hub for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) manufacturing, reduce aviation emissions, and generate green employment.
- Policy Duration
- 5 years
- Nodal Agency
- Invest UP
- Land Subsidy (Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad)
- 50%
- Land Subsidy (Western UP, Central UP)
- 75%
- Land Subsidy (Eastern UP, Bundelkhand)
- 80%
- Mega SAF Unit Investment
- Rs 200 crore or more
- Large SAF Unit Investment
- Rs 50 crore to Rs 199 crore