La Teja Refinery HEFA unit (Montevideo)
La Teja Refinery HEFA unit (Montevideo) is a planned renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel project in Montevideo, Uruguay, owned by ANCAP. Its announced capacity is 139 thousand tonnes a year (174 million litres, 46 million US gallons), by the HEFA pathway. It is due to start in 2030. The record was read from the news by the reader (Biofuels International Magazine, December 23, 2025) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- ANCAP
- Place
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Pathway
- HEFA
- Fuel
- renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 139.3 thousand tonnes a year · 174.1 million litres · 46 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2030
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Topsoe’s advanced technology selected for SAF and RD project in Uruguay (Biofuels International Magazine, 2025-12-23); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-17; not yet checked
Other plants and projects recorded with ANCAP
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Teja Refinery HEFA unit (Montevideo) | Montevideo, Uruguay | planned | 139 | 2030 |
In the news latest items naming ANCAP
- 2025-12-23 Topsoe’s advanced technology selected for SAF and RD project in Uruguay Biofuels International Magazine
- 2025-01-03 Snapshot: HIF’s US$6bn Uruguay e-fuels project BNamericas
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, La Teja Refinery HEFA unit (Montevideo): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/la-teja-refinery-hefa-unit-montevideo-uruguay, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].