Policy framework and mandates

Asia Pacific countries have different approaches to developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Most SAF initiatives in this region are typically announced by airlines and are limited to international flights. In November 2023, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) announced that all 15 of its members had agreed to blend 5% SAF by 2030. There are some exceptions for the following countries:

In 2015, the Indonesian government set a mandate on the use of bio-aviation fuel at 2% by 2016, 3% by 2020, and 5% by 2025, under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Decision No 12/2015. In October 2021, the national oil company Pertamina successfully conducted a test flight using its locally produced co-processed palm-based jet fuel with 2.4% refin