Singapore voluntary SAF trial completes first delivery ahead of national procurement rollout

Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore completed the delivery of sustainable aviation fuel under the country's first voluntary procurement trial, together with nine participating companies, SAFCo said Aug. 7.

The delivery marks the completion of a pilot launched in February, advancing the national SAF ecosystem ahead of the SAF levy rollout. It also validates SAFCo's procurement processes and allocation of environmental attributes, SAFCo noted.

SAFCo procured the SAF through its demand aggregation model and supplied it into Changi Airport's fuel distribution network, with the fuel certified under ISCC CORSIA sustainability standards. Nine organizations participated in the trial: Boston Consulting Group, Changi Airport Group, DBS Bank, GenZero, Google, OCBC, Temasek, Singapore Airlines, and Scoot.

After the fuel delivery, SAFCo said it is working with registry partners ISCC and RSB to verify and issue environmental attribute certificates, which participants are expected to receive in the fourth quarter of 2026.

The delivery followed SAFCo's earlier announcement that it had appointed Trovio to build and operate a national digital system to manage SAF environmental attributes.

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, assessed SAF (HEFA-SPK) FOB Straits at $2,473/metric ton Aug. 7, up $20/mt day over day.

Policy infrastructure

"The delivery demonstrates how SAF demand from multiple corporate buyers and airlines can be consolidated through a single procurement mechanism, enabling more efficient and cost-effective access to SAF," said SAFCo.

The trial is a key milestone in Singapore's broader aviation decarbonization strategy, under which the government aims for flights departing from the country to use 1% SAF starting in 2027, despite an earlier delay due to the war in the Middle East. CAAS aims to raise the target to 3%-5% by 2030, subject to global market developments and fuel availability.

CAAS established SAFCo in October 2025 as a nonprofit entity to administer the country's SAF levy and centrally procure SAF and associated attributes.

Unlike blending mandates adopted in some jurisdictions, Singapore has opted for a centralized procurement model and a fixed-cost envelope approach designed to provide cost certainty for airlines and passengers. Under the framework, a SAF levy is collected and used to procure SAF centrally, while the actual volume purchased varies depending on prevailing SAF prices. The levy remains fixed regardless of fluctuations in SAF premiums.

CAAS announced in March that the SAF levy would apply to tickets and services sold from Oct. 1, 2026, for flights departing from January 1, 2027, a delay of six months from the initial announced timeline in November 2025. The levy will apply to all origin-destination passengers, origin-destination cargo shipments, and general and business aviation flights departing Singapore.

SAF levy for passengers

SAF levy for cargo shipments

SAF levy for general and business aviation flights

Source: CAAS