3rd June 2025
Kampala – The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) wishes to update the public on the current status of petroleum product supply across the country.
In recent days, some areas within the country have experienced a slight increase in retail pump prices especially that of Petrol. This development has largely been due to logistical challenges in product deliveries through the Kenyan route within May 2025.
To safeguard national supply, UNOC undertook contingency measures, including the importation of about 35 million litres of the petroleum products through the Tanzanian route. While this ensured continued product flow and availability, the longer transit distance and associated transportation costs have had a marginal impact on pump prices.
As of 2 nd June 2025, over 90 million litres of petroleum products are available within the Kenya Pipeline system allocated to Ugandan Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), of which, 53 million litres is petrol currently being loaded by the OMCs for delivery to Uganda. Furthermore, from 6 th to 8 th June 2025, an additional 200 million litres of product, comprising petrol, diesel, and Jet A-1, will be received into the Kenya Pipeline system and made accessible to OMCs.
This steady incoming supply, coupled with a recent drop in global Platts prices and a favourable exchange rate, is expected to restore supply consistency across the country and stabilize the retail pump prices in the coming days.
UNOC remains fully committed to ensuring security of supply of petroleum products and is working closely with relevant stakeholders, both local and regional, to minimize any further disruptions.
We thank the public for their patience and continued trust.
