European Commission: 2025 SAF supply significantly exceeded the 2% target, with 18 member states ho…
The European Commission's DG MOVE reported on 17 September 2026 on EASA's annual report on ReFuelEU Aviation implementation. In 2025, the first compliance year, EU SAF supply significantly exceeded the 2% minimum: fuel suppliers reported 39.3 million tonnes of aviation fuel at Union airports, of which SAF accounted for 1.1 million tonnes (2.8%). SAF supply rose almost six-fold from 193,000 tonnes in 2024 to 1.1 million tonnes in 2025. 84% of SAF supplied was produced within the EU; SAF reached 121 airports across all 27 member states, up from 33 airports in 2024. The number of member states with operational or announced SAF production facilities rose to 18 in 2025. EU capacity is projected…
Impact and considerations
The Commission frames the first compliance year's over-achievement as evidence the framework is working, backed by investment incentives. For the aviation industry this confirms the policy direction toward the 6% target in 2030, while SAF costs, feedstock origin and the distribution of capacity across member states wi…
Key points
- 2025 was the first compliance year under ReFuelEU Aviation, and EU SAF supply significantly exceeded the 2% minimum.
- Fuel suppliers reported 39.3 million tonnes of aviation fuel at Union airports in 2025, of which SAF accounted for 1.1 million tonnes (2.8%).
- SAF supply rose almost six-fold from 193,000 tonnes in 2024 to 1.1 million tonnes in 2025.
- 84% of SAF supplied was produced within the EU; SAF reached 121 airports across all 27 member states, up from 33 airports in 2024.
- The number of member states with operational or announced SAF production facilities rose to 18 in 2025.
- EU capacity is projected to stay on track for the 6% mandatory blending target in 2030; the first EU synthetic aviation fuel demonstration plant launched and around 50 projects await final investment decisions.
- Eight member states launched the eSAF Early Movers Coalition, with Germany, Luxembourg and Austria to launch a pilot double-sided auction with over EUR 2.1 billion in funding.
Sources and time
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- European Commission DG MOVE
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- First source publication
- 17 Sept 2026, 20:00
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- 17 Sept 2026, 21:20
- Last updated
- 17 Sept 2026, 20:00
- Original links
- EU Transport News：New report shows strong progress in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) availability across the EU (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 17 Sept 2026, 20:00