Ningbo FEED meeting confirms full confidence in Q1 2027 FID for Allied Biofuels’ US$6.1 billion presidential decree-backed SAF and e-SAF project

Ningbo FEED meeting confirms full confidence in Q1 2027 FID for Allied Biofuels’ US$6.1 billion presidential decree-backed SAF and e-SAF project

Allied Biofuels has convened a significant Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) meeting at Sinopec’s office in Ningbo, China, bringing together Allied Biofuels, Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd. of China, Topsoe A/S of Denmark, Sasol South Africa Limited, and Plug Power of the United States — the main international engineering and technology providers backing its US$6.1 billion Presidential Decree-backed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and e-SAF project in Uzbekistan.

During the joint FEED meeting, the project’s key engineering and technology stakeholders reached clear agreement on engineering responsibilities, technology interfaces, design deliverables, project integration and the coordinated execution programme needed to move the project through FEED.

All stakeholders involved in the project expressed full confidence in the execution programme and in securing Final Investment Decision (FID) in Q1 2027.

Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd. of China is providing FEED, systems integration, Detailed Engineering and open-book cost development, with the project arranged for rollover to EPC.

Topsoe A/S of Denmark and Sasol South Africa Limited are supplying the core technology license, engineering design package and technical services for the e-SAF production pathway, combining Topsoe’s SynCOR™ technology with Sasol’s Fischer-Tropsch technology.

Plug Power of the United States, through Plug Power Europe SAS, is supporting the project with up to 2.4 GW of GenEco PEM electrolyzer systems, together with the Basic Engineering Design Package and related engineering services.

These engineering and technology providers contribute the world-class technical capability, proven expertise and execution strength needed to advance the project through FEED and into the next phase of delivery, with all major workstreams firmly aligned toward achieving FID in Q1 2027.

Alfred Benedict, Managing Director of Allied Biofuels, said:

“The Ningbo meeting confirms the strength of this project and the confidence shared by every stakeholder involved. Sinopec, Topsoe, Sasol and Plug Power are working alongside Allied Biofuels with a common objective, and the engineering and technology workstreams are firmly aligned for execution.

The responsibilities are clear, the key technology interfaces are aligned and the execution programme is established. All stakeholders have demonstrated full confidence in the project, and we are fully confident in achieving Final Investment Decision in Q1 2027.

The capability, commitment and alignment demonstrated in Ningbo reinforce our confidence in delivering this project at world scale.”

The Ningbo FEED meeting marks a major milestone in Allied Biofuels’ development programme. It has aligned the project’s principal engineering and technology providers on execution and established the coordinated programme required to advance through FEED.

Allied Biofuels and all stakeholders working on the project are moving ahead with full confidence toward Final Investment Decision in Q1 2027.