Bengaluru-based GPS Renewables has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract through NTPC to build “India’s first” Ethanol-to-Jet (ETJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant.
The plant will be set up at the Green Hydrogen Hub of NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) in Pudimadaka, within the APIIC industrial area at Atchuthapuram of Anakapalle district. The venture is aimed at building domestic capacity for sustainable aviation fuel manufacturing.
GPS Renewables will launch the venture because the primary contractor, supported by technology and engineering partners. Lummus Technology will offer the ETJ technology licence and basic engineering, while Xytel India will deal with detailed engineering for the core process package.
The corporation scope consists of end-to-end execution masking engineering, procurement, production, begin-up, and commissioning. It will also handle hydrogen generation structures, along side offsite and utility infrastructure. The venture is scheduled for completion by March 2029, accompanied by one year of submit-commissioning operations.
The facility is designed to produce 1,800 tons per annum of SAF using ethanol derived from flue gas. The process includes ethanol-to-ethylene conversion, olefins oligomerisation, and hydroprocessing to produce SAF and renewable diesel.
Mr. Mainak Chakraborty, co-founder and CEO of GPS Renewables, stated SAF stays a main option to reduce emissions in the aviation area. He noted that the collaboration with Lummus Technology is targeted toward permitting scalable manufacturing of SAF in India using proven process pathways.
Mr. Romain Lemoine, Chief Business Officer at Lummus Technology, stated the venture marks the transition of ethanol-to-jet technology from idea to commercial deployment, adding that India’s ethanol ecosystem offers a strong basis for such initiatives.
GPS Renewables develops technology and venture solutions in renewable fuels, along with biogas and compressed biogas plants, and has partnerships with public sector oil agencies like IOC, BPCL and OIL to enlarge biofuel infrastructure inside the nation.
