Cilacap refinery
Cilacap refinery is an operating sustainable aviation fuel plant in Cilacap, Indonesia, owned by PT Pertamina. Its announced capacity is 279 thousand tonnes a year (348 million litres, 92 million US gallons), by the HEFA pathway. It has been operating since 2029. The record was read from the news by the reader (reuters.com, October 27, 2023) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- PT Pertamina
- Place
- Cilacap, Indonesia
- Pathway
- HEFA
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- operating
- Announced capacity
- 278.5 thousand tonnes a year · 348.2 million litres · 92 million US gallons
- Operating since
- 2029
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Indonesia Flies First Commercial Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel (reuters.com, 2023-10-27); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked; capacity_mgal, capacity_ml, capacity_kt from article 1872 (2023-01-01); status from article 7087 (2026-02-09); start_year from article 7938 (2025-10-31); status from article 7938 (2025-10-31); status from article 10546 (2026-07-09); status from article 10515 (2026-07-22)
Other plants and projects recorded with PT Pertamina
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cilacap refinery | Cilacap, Indonesia | operating | 279 | 2029 |
In the news latest items naming PT Pertamina
- 2026-10-14 Pertamina Explores Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Urban Waste, Partners With PAL Jaya Ecobiz Asia
- 2026-07-22 Boeing signs MoU with state-owned Pertamina to explore SAF development in Indonesia GreenAir News
- 2026-07-13 Pertamina, Boeing explore opportunities to develop Indonesia’s SAF ecosystem The Jakarta Post
- 2026-07-09 Pertamina and Boeing Forge Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance as Indonesia Eyes ASEAN Leadership InvestorTrust
- 2025-09-13 Pertamina accelerates energy transition with biofuels, SAF ANTARA News
- 2025-08-13 Indonesia ships first aviation fuel made from used cooking oil Malay Mail
- 2024-12-19 Pertamina secures feedstock for Cilacap refinery’s SAF-HVO expansion Oil & Gas Journal
- 2023-10-27 Indonesia Flies First Commercial Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel reuters.com
- 2023-10-27 Indonesia Flies First Commercial Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel hydrocarbonprocessing.com
- 2023-09-19 Garuda Indonesia Completes Test Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel hydrocarbonprocessing.com
- 2023-09-01 PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Expands SAF Distribution with Virgin Australia Airlines biofuels-news.com
- 2023-01-01 Topsoe to provide HydroFlex technology for renewable diesel and SAF production at Cilacap Refinery biobased-diesel.com
- 2022-10-10 Garuda Indonesia Completes Test Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel reuters.com
- 2022-02-01 Indonesia Conducts First Commercial Flight Using Palm Oil-Blended Jet Fuel biofuels-news.com
- 2020-10-01 Honeywell and PT Pertamina to Produce Advanced Biofuels in Indonesia biomassmagazine.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Cilacap refinery: sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/cilacap-refinery-indonesia, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].