The invention provides a recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica. The recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica comprises a heterologous polynucleotide encoding a fusion protein. The fusion protein comprises a first amino acid sequence and a second amino acid sequence. The first amino acid may be homologous to the amino acid sequence of 3-ketoacyl CoA thiolase (3KAT), The second amino acid sequence may be homologous to the amino acid sequence of a fatty acyl-CoA reductase (FAR). Also provided is a method for producing one or more fatty alcohols by the recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica and a method for preparing the recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica.