Planes in Kazakhstan will operate on environmentally
friendly aviation fuel within the next two years, experts say. To support this
shift, the country plans to develop the necessary infrastructure, including the
construction of an oil depot and a refueling complex at Astana airport, costing
nearly ten billion tenge, and a fuel hub at Aktobe airport worth five billion
tenge. Additionally, two new fuel tankers with a capacity of 40,000 liters each
will be built for 500 million tenge.
«These complexes will facilitate our country’s transition to
promising types of aviation fuel Jet A-1 and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
The refueling complex is a facility that fully includes infrastructure capable
of storing and refueling aircraft, while the oil depot serves as just a storage
facility. The estimated completion timeframe is expected by 2026-2027,» said Gani
Baimyshev, head of the engineering team at KazMunayGas-Aero.
The upgraded aviation fuel will be produced at the Shymkent
and Atyrau oil refineries and the Pavlodar petrochemical plant, all of which
have undergone modernization. The project’s technical justification is
currently being developed.
«Most of the world still uses Jet A-1 aviation fuel.
Therefore, we set this task for ourselves to make it an incentive for the
development of the country’s fuel potential. Since we have the Western
Europe-Western China corridor, Kazakhstan serves as a promising transit zone
with its attractive strategic location. Accordingly, the country can provide
refueling options for transit cargo flights from China to Europe and back,» Baimyshev
added.
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