The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) and nine companies have launched Singapore’s first trial for central procurement of voluntary sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The nine companies are the Boston Consulting Group, Changi Airport Group, DBS Bank, GenZero, Google, OCBC, Temasek, Singapore Airlines and Scoot.
The organisations involved have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and will trial buying SAF through SAFCo.
The MoU was signed at the 3rd Changi Aviation Summit on 2 February 2026 and was witnessed by Jeffrey Siow, Singapore’s Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance.
In October 2025, CAAS established SAFCo to centrally procure SAF for the Singapore air hub, supporting Singapore’s aim to use 1 per cent SAF for flights departing the country.
To achieve this, a SAF Levy will be applied to flights departing Singapore from 1 October 2026. SAFCo will aggregate regulated demand and voluntary demand from organisations, helping to develop a scalable and integrated SAF ecosystem in Singapore.
As SAFCo’s first SAF purchase, the voluntary SAF trial is an important initial step.
Han Kok Juan, director-general of CAAS, said: “We are encouraged by the strong commercial interest. With greater awareness, we hope more will join. By aggregating regulated and voluntary SAF demand, we seek to grow a robust and efficient SAF ecosystem, to achieve a more resilient and affordable fuel supply for our aviation sector.”
Tan Seow Hui, chief executive officer of SAFCo, said: “This voluntary trial is an important step in building confidence and capability in Singapore’s SAF ecosystem. By aggregating demand and working closely with airlines, corporate partners and government agencies, we aim to demonstrate a practical and credible approach to SAF procurement and EA allocation that can scale over time.”
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