Shell has entered into a long-term agreement to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Green Sky Capital, a move that has helped secure the commercial certainty required for investors to advance Egypt’s first commercial-scale SAF facility.
The plant, expected to begin operations by late 2027, is planned to produce up to 145,000 tonnes of SAF each year, alongside bionaphtha and biopropane. Once operational, it could enable an annual reduction of up to 500,000 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions.
Geoff Mansfield, Vice President for Low Carbon Fuels at Shell Trading, said: “By securing 100% of the plant’s output, Shell is strengthening its global supply network for low-carbon fuels and helping aviation meet decarbonisation targets.”
Shell supplied SAF to more than 80 locations across 18 countries as of July 2025, and became one of the world’s largest traders and suppliers of sustainable aviation fuel in 2024, accounting for nearly 20% of total sales in Europe and North America. The company attributes this scale to long-term producer agreements, strong customer partnerships and strategic investments in logistics infrastructure near major terminals and airports.
The latest offtake agreement reinforces Shell’s strategy to expand SAF availability globally and support airlines in achieving both regulatory requirements and voluntary climate commitments.
The company said it aims to help build a resilient, global low-carbon fuels supply chain that creates “more value with fewer emissions.”
