Sustainability and Environment
Pakistan's First SAF Plant Gets Funding Boost
The large-scale plant is expected to come online in 2026
IFC and SAFCO officials at signing ceremony for Pakistan facility funding
Officials for the International Finance Corporation and Pakistan-based SAFCO Ventures pose at the signing ceremony for a $35 million funding package for the establishment of the country's first sustainable aviation fuel plant.

Plans for Pakistan’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant got a boost with the announcement that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will provide up to $35 million in long-term capital financing to help establish the facility in Sheikhupura, Punjab.

Construction of the SAFCO Venture Holdings project is expected to begin in January, with an anticipated start of SAF production in September 2026.