In Canada, the Canada and Manitoba governments are providing C$2.9 million over two years to support Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp.’s Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for a planned Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) processing facility near Portage la Prairie.
The facility’s construction is anticipated to cost approximately C$1.9 billion and will produce an estimated 1 billion liters per year of SAF, primarily using Canadian feedstock products such as canola and soybean oils. With Canada and Manitoba’s support, the Azure project will create 1,500 construction jobs and approximately 150 direct permanent, highly specialized jobs once in production. The construction of the Azure facility is projected to have a total impact on the Manitoba economy of C$2 billion. The first year of operations is expected to create more than C$500 million in economic output and sustain hundreds of jobs throughout Manitoba.
