India has launched the India Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Alliance. The alliance was announced at the India Climate Week 2025 in New Delhi.
Initiated by The Carbon Market Association of India (CMAI), the alliance aims to accelerate the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels across the country and to foster collaborative efforts towards achieving India’s climate goals.
It will bring together key stakeholders from the government, industry innovators, and sustainability advocates to drive progress in decarbonizing India’s aviation sector.
The India SAF Alliance will be led by Jimmy Olsson as Chairman and Vijay Nirani, Founder & Managing Director, TruAlt Bioenergy, as the Co-Chairman.
The initiative represents a significant step in India’s efforts to reduce aviation emissions, with ambitious targets of a 1% SAF blend by 2027, 2% by 2028, and 5% by 2030.
These goals are aligned with the global framework of the CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) framework, which aims to reduce emissions from international aviation.
ICW, the first major climate-focused gathering following COP29, seeks to galvanize stakeholders worldwide in pursuit of a sustainable and net-zero future.
Through his company, TruAlt Bioenergy, Nirani aims to establish an ethanol-to-SAF facility, which is likely to become the world’s largest ethanol-to-SAF production facility. This initiative will play a key role in positioning India as a global leader in advancing sustainable aviation fuel production and promoting decarbonization within the aviation sector.
He said, “The Alliance is firmly aligned with India’s climate goals, as articulated by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji in the ‘Panchamrit’ vision. Through collaborative industry efforts, streamlined SAF production processes, and a strong focus on sustainability, we aim to support India’s leadership in achieving global climate objectives, including our commitments under the CORSIA framework. This initiative marks a significant step toward building a greener and more sustainable aviation future.”
