A strategic terminal with a new logistics future.
UNOC operates the Jinja Storage Terminal (JST), a 30-million-litre refined petroleum products storage facility in eastern Uganda, combining strategic storage with hospitality services for oil marketing companies.
Storage, hospitality and supply resilience.
JST operates as a bonded storage facility serving clients and strategic government stock, while new rail, barge, jetty and pipeline links strengthen its logistics role.
Strategic capacity
The terminal provides 30 million litres of refined petroleum products storage in Jinja.
Commercial storage
JST provides storage hospitality for oil marketing companies alongside strategic government stock.
Multi-modal access
Rail access has been renovated, while barge transport, an oil jetty and pipeline connection support lake-based imports.
A terminal connected by rail and lake.
JST is being developed beyond static storage. A fuel pipeline and oil jetty link the facility to water transport from Kisumu, Kenya, alongside rehabilitated rail access.
Project progress.
Progress is shown as a clear visual sequence.
Management transition
On 23 December 2022, UNOC took over full management of JST from the OPL consortium after a five-year joint-venture partnership.
Barge licence
A licence for barge transportation from Kisumu to Jinja was issued.
Rail rehabilitation
The rail siding was rehabilitated and the terminal commenced receipt of petroleum products by rail.
Jetty connection
The page identifies jetty and pipeline construction as the next major logistics connection.