Thai Airways joins hands with OR to adopt Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Taviroj Songkumpol, THAI Chief, Corporate Strategy of Thai Airways International Public  Company Limited, together with Suchat Ramarch, President, PTT Oil and Retail Business  Public Company Limited, OR, jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the  use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for pilot flights and future cooperation between PTT Oil  and Retail Business Public Company Limited and Thai Airways International Public Company  Limited, with Songpon Thepnumsommanus, Senior Executive Vice President, Energy  Solutions Business, OR, and Rut Rugsumruad, THAI Director, Corporate Finance, Thai  Airways International Public Company Limited, presenting as witnesses, at the Multiverse  Meeting Room, Energy Complex, Vibhavadi Rangsit Road.

Taviroj said THAI partnered with OR to operate flights utilizing SAF, the lower carbon  emission fuel comparing to the existing fossil fuel, in order to encourage the progress of  studies and production of SAF among organizations involved. Through different manufacturing  processes, used cooking oil, sugarcane ethanol, and waste can be produced into SAF, which  releases 80 percent less carbon dioxide than regular aviation fuel throughout its life cycle. SAF  became widely used owing to its compatibility in mixing with Jet A1 regular aviation fuel where  no engine conversion is needed.

THAI is committed to achieve the 2050 net zero emission goal domestically and internationally:  regulations of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air  Transport Association (IATA) and the European Union.

Suchat stated that this time collaboration between OR and Thai Airways is concreted  through the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the aviation industry for pilot flights  of Thai Airways. In December, there will be an official launch event in Phuket Airport. What’s  important is that the initiative reflects OR SDG, especially of the “G” or “GREEN,” which aims at  ensuring healthy environments to achieve carbon neutrality within 2030. Moreover, OR has  been a counterparty in MOU on studying, developing of, and investing in SAF, signed between  the PTT Group, PTT Public Company Limited, Thai Oil Public Company Limited (Thai Oil), PTT  Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), and IRPC Public Company Limited (IRPC) on  November 9, 2022, with determination to be part of energy transition, growing the business  alongside sustainable surroundings and forging towards the Net Zero goal within 2050.

OR, as a lead in the energy transition and among businesses that prioritize growth alongside  global sustainability, is committed to minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and being a  contributor to the Net Zero goal. Thus, we have worked towards expanding the proportion of  biofuel use, instead of fossil fuels, leveraging leftovers, as well as biofuel raw materials in the  production of SAF. This energy solution promotes and revalue biological products available in  the country and maximizes economic benefit, serving as a driver for the development of  sustainable energy innovations to diversify Thailand’s economic development, along with  promoting a good quality of life and sustainability for the community, society, and the country  in the future.