Uganda Media Centre

His Excellency, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today commissioned PRO Industries Pte Limited, an ethanol and extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) manufacturing plant located in Ndibulungi Village, Luwero District.

The President, accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataha Museveni, praised the company for its role in agro-industrialization, value addition, and the promotion of cleaner energy solutions.

President Museveni reaffirmed the government's commitment to improving workers’ welfare, lowering the cost of production inputs such as electricity and transport, and strengthening industrial growth as a pathway to job creation and economic transformation.

The President also called on Ugandans to support the NRM in the forthcoming elections to consolidate gains made in industrialization and national development.

The Managing Director of PRO Industries Pte Limited, Ms. Ridhi Always, welcomed the President and noted that PRO Industries is the largest extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) and ethanol plant in East Africa, with a production capacity of 120,000 litres of ENA per day and 35,000 litres of ethanol per day.

She disclosed that the company has invested USD 100 million in the Luwero plant and works directly with more than 2,000 farmers in Luwero District and surrounding areas who supply maize to the facility.

Ms. Always highlighted Uganda’s leadership in mandating ethanol blending in all petroleum products sold nationwide starting January 2026, in line with Vision 2040 and the Biofuels Act, 2020.

She explained that ethanol blending is expected to reduce Uganda’s USD 2 billion annual petroleum import bill, and promote environmental sustainability through cleaner energy use.

She thanked the Government for the peace, security, and policy consistency that have enabled PRO Industries and other investors to thrive and contribute meaningfully to Uganda’s socio-economic transformation.