Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An experimental batch of aviation fuel for JET A-1 gas turbine engines has been received at the Ferghana Oil Refinery (FNPZ). This fuel meets the European quality standard and is in high demand in the international aviation market, including Airbus and Boeing aircrafts.

Aviation fuel JET A-1 produced by the FNPZ has passed qualification tests conducted by the All-Russian Research Institute of Oil Refining (JSC VNII NP). After these tests, the production technology was approved, and now a certificate of conformity has been received from the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation.

The JET A-1 fuel production methodology is a product developed on the basis of the ASTM technology standard (USA). Special laboratory equipment worth USD 3 million was delivered to the FNPZ to organize the technological process based on ASTM. Relevant laboratory accreditation certificates have been received.

“Obtaining a certificate of conformity indicates the plant’s high ability to produce high-quality and modern aviation fuel. The products comply with all established standards and the declared technology,” said Alisher Dudoev, a representative of the Uzbek Agency for Technical Regulation.

The configuration of the FNPZ process units makes it possible to increase the production of jet fuel to 8,000 tons per month and, in the future, to increase deliveries to both local and foreign airports.

“The development of new types of products is one of the main priorities implemented within the framework of the Ferghana refinery modernization project. In the light of the tasks announced by the country’s leadership to turn Uzbekistan into an international transport hub, FNPZ is ready to become a reliable supplier of high-quality raw materials. We plan to create a geography for the supply of jet fuel to local airports and enable international ships to refuel in Uzbekistan with high-quality domestic fuel,” said Khabib Latipov, director of the Federal Refinery.

Currently, the Federal Refinery is working to ensure the industrial production of a new type of aviation fuel.