Civil Aviation Authority launches study on green jet fuel.

According to information published by the CCAA, the study will evaluate the resources available in Cameroon, suitable production technologies and the conditions required to establish a national sustainable aviation fuel industry. 

It emerged from the event that the assessment will also examine the potential benefits for Cameroon, including job creation, the transformation of local resources and the reduction of emissions from air transport.

CCAA Director General, Paule Avomo Assoumou Koki, chaired the opening of the workshop, which marked the effective start of the feasibility study. 

She said environmental protection was among ICAO’s main strategic priorities. Avomo Assoumou said Cameroon needed to prepare for changes in the requirements of the aviation industry.

“Cameroon must anticipate the changing needs of air transport. The aim is to explore the conditions under which a national SAF industry could be developed so that, eventually, airlines can source their supplies locally,” she said.

According to the CCAA, developing such an industry could help Cameroon comply with international requirements, including the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, CORSIA.

CORSIA is ICAO’s international mechanism for addressing carbon emissions from aviation. The planned study will cover regulation, certification, sustainability reporting and the life-cycle assessment of sustainable aviation fuels under the scheme.

Experts begin field investigations

After the two days of discussions, CCAA said experts and technical teams will conduct 10 days of field investigations at selected sites across the country. 

The teams, the authority added, will collect data from industrial establishments, agricultural operators and managers of existing infrastructure. 

They will also assess Cameroon’s refining capacity and verify the availability of biomass and reusable waste that could serve as raw materials.

The workshop sessions further examined sustainable fuel production pathways, emerging technologies and the mapping of locally available feedstock. 

They were facilitated by Rocio Gonzalez, coordinator of ICAO’s Assistance, Capacity-building and Training for Sustainable Aviation Fuels project; ICAO technical consultant Didier Moukalan; and ICAO sustainable aviation fuel technical consultant Mathilde Tannous.

The EU representative at the workshop said the development of sustainable aviation fuels forms part of the European Green Deal and the Global Gateway initiative.

“The decarbonisation of aviation is no longer a distant prospect; it is now a concrete agenda that requires investment and supportive partnerships,” the representative said.

The official added that Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea were among 12 African pilot countries receiving support under the programme. 

According to the CCAA, the EU support is intended to facilitate the development of local and regional value chains covering biomass, fuel-conversion technologies, infrastructure and certification.

ICAO Environment Director, Tetsuya Tanaka, and the organisation’s Regional Director for Western and Central Africa, Romain Ekoto, also participated in the workshop. 

Ekoto welcomed the participation of the Cameroonian authorities and said the success of the study would depend on the active involvement of national stakeholders.

The conclusions of the feasibility study, CCAA said, are expected within six months. The authority added that the results will determine whether Cameroon has the technical, economic and environmental potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel and support the preparation of a national roadmap aligned with ICAO standards.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3897 of Wednesday September 02, 2026