Rubis Energy Kenya (Nairobi)
Rubis Energy Kenya (Nairobi) is a planned sustainable aviation fuel project in Nairobi, Kenya, owned by Rubis Energy Kenya. Its announced capacity is 32 thousand tonnes a year (40 million litres, 11 million US gallons), by the HEFA pathway. The record was read from the news by the reader (Business Insider Africa, May 13, 2026) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Rubis Energy Kenya
- Place
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Pathway
- HEFA
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 32 thousand tonnes a year · 40 million litres · 10.6 million US gallons
- Due to start
- not recorded
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Africa’s first aviation fuel refinery planned under new $82 million France-backed deal (Business Insider Africa, 2026-05-13); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-17; not yet checked; pathway from article 6566 (2026-05-12)
Other plants and projects recorded with Rubis Energy Kenya
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubis Energy Kenya (Nairobi) | Nairobi, Kenya | planned | 32 |
In the news latest items naming Rubis Energy Kenya
- 2026-06-23 Africa enters early sustainable aviation fuel industrialisation phase The Independent Uganda
- 2026-06-08 Kenya Airways partners with Rubis Energy to establish Africa’s first SAF refinery Oils & Fats International
- 2026-05-13 Africa’s first aviation fuel refinery planned under new $82 million France-backed deal Business Insider Africa
- 2026-05-12 Kenya Airways & Rubis to launch Africa’s first dedicated SAF refinery Bizna Kenya
- 2026-05-12 Kenya Airways and Rubis Plan Africa’s First Dedicated SAF Refinery in Nairobi Techish Kenya
- 2026-05-12 Kenya Airways, Rubis Energy sign agreement for sustainable aviation fuel refinery CNBC Africa
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, Rubis Energy Kenya (Nairobi): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/rubis-energy-kenya-nairobi-kenya, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].