South Africa

Implement CORSIA via South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) — operator MRV in effect since 2021

SACAA CORSIA gazette · Civil Aviation Regulations Part 95 · target 2021

Develop National SAF Roadmap under Department of Transport + DMRE — coordinated with the Hydrogen Society of South Africa Roadmap

DoT SAF roadmap consultations 2024 · Hydrogen Society of South Africa · target 2026

Integrate SAF into South Africa's NDC + Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET IP)

Presidency JET IP 2023 · DFFE NDC update 2025 · target 2027

Sasol Secunda — ATJ-Ethanol assessment leveraging existing Fischer-Tropsch / methanol-handling infrastructure

IATA 2024-07-03 release · Sasol Sustainability Report 2024 · target 2027

Develop SAF blending + supply at OR Tambo (JNB), Cape Town (CPT) and King Shaka (DUR) international airports

ACSA + SACAA SAF supply consultations · target 2030

Mpumalanga + Northern Cape green-hydrogen anchor projects supporting future Power-to-Liquid eFuel pathway

DMRE Hydrogen Roadmap · Sasol Boegoebaai concept · target 2032

SACAA operates CORSIA MRV for SAA, FlySafair, Airlink, LIFT and other South African operators

SACAA CORSIA emissions reports 2021–2024 · target 2021

Climate Change Bill (Act 22 of 2024) establishes sectoral emissions targets including aviation

Climate Change Act 22 of 2024 · Government Gazette · target 2024

Active ICAO ACT-SAF participant — host of regional SAF capacity-building events through SACAA

ICAO ACT-SAF participant list 2022-onwards · target 2022

CSIR + university partnerships on SAF feedstock and pathway research (Stellenbosch, UCT, Wits)

CSIR Sustainable Aviation programme · WWF SAF Potential Study 2023 · target 2025

WWF South Africa SAF potential study estimating 3.2–4.5 BL/yr national SAF capacity

WWF South Africa SAF Potential Study 2023 · target 2023