ICAO to assess Ghana’s potential for sustainable aviation fuel production
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is set to begin feasibility studies on Ghana’s capacity to develop and produce Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).
If successful, the studies will enable Ghana to begin developing and producing SAF as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Speaking at the two-day Capacity Building for SAF workshop in Accra on Tuesday, Madam Juliet Okine, Deputy Director-General for Finance and Administration, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) expressed optimism that the feasibility studies would be successful to pave the way for SAF development.
She said that Ghana could develop and produce SAF to reduce airline dependence on fossil fuels because the feedstock, used cooking oil, and waste materials, essential for SAF production, are abundant in Ghana...