ENOC, MENA Biofuels sign SAF partnership
Agreement supports UAE plans to build a domestic sustainable aviation fuel supply chain.
ENOC and MENA Biofuels have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on the supply and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a significant step toward building a national SAF ecosystem.
The partnership will explore opportunities to integrate output from the UAE’s first commercial-scale SAF production plant, currently under development by MENA Biofuels in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. The $300 million facility will convert used cooking oil and other waste feedstocks into certified SAF, producing 125 million litres annually in its first phase and doubling capacity to 250 million litres in a planned expansion.
The agreement was formalised during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in the presence of ENOC Group Chairman HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. Once operational, the plant is expected to contribute up to 36% of the UAE’s 2030 SAF target.
ENOC Acting CEO Hussain Sultan Lootah added that scaling SAF requires coordinated efforts across production, distribution and offtake. “We are focused on making sustainable aviation fuel commercially viable and operationally sustainable,” he said.
The agreement strengthens the UAE’s capacity to supply SAF domestically and regionally, supporting national Net Zero commitments and the aviation sector’s transition to lower-carbon operations.
